Aconitum alpinum

Aconitum alpine perennial vegetation, 23-40 cm high. Stems simple or branched, slightly ribbed, glabrous. There are several cauline leaves, the lower leaves of the stem have long stalks, which are 8 cm long, the base is slightly widened, the petiole on the upper part of the stem is gradually shortened, the leaves are pentagonal, round or nearly round, with a diameter of 4-7 cm, and 3-5 parts are completely divided to the base. The middle lobe is rhombic, 3-5 cm long and 2-3.5 cm wide, and the feather is 0. The lateral lobe is 2-parted, and the inner lobe is nearly equal to the middle lobe, and the outer lobe is divided. Flowers are solitary or several flowers gather at the top of the stem to form a cymose raceme; Pedicels are usually 3-5 cm long, thinner and longer, glabrous, with 2 bracts at the base or middle and lower part, which are lanceolate, 4-6 mm long and 1.5 mm wide; The flowers are purple, the helmet petal is hat-shaped, 1.6-2.7 cm high and 1-1.3 cm wide in the middle. The mouth stretches forward into a duckbill shape, and the mouth surface is 2 cm wide, with no hair on the outside. The side petal is oblique oval, 1.2-1.6 cm long and 1-1.5 cm wide, with no hair on the outside, and the inside is sparsely hairy. The lower petal is unequal, oblong or narrowly oval. The honey leaf flap is about 3 mm wide, and the lip is slightly bent upward, slightly 2-lobed; Stamens numerous, filaments base widened, glabrous, usually toothless; Carpels are usually 3, 3-4 thin, glabrous. Follicle is 1.5-2.5 cm long and 4-5 mm wide; Seeds oblong, 2.5-3 mm long, with membranous scaly wings. Flowering period is July-August. Fruiting period: August-September. Born in alpine tundra or volcanic ash steep slope. Distributed in China (Northeast) and North Korea (North).
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