Calflora Taxon Report
Aconitum columbianum  Nutt.  var. howellii  (A. Nelson & J. F. Macbr.) C. L. Hitchc.

(not an active name)

Howell's monkshood
photo on CalPhotos
2010 Keir Morse
photo on CalPhotos
2010 Keir Morse
Aconitum columbianum var. howellii is a perennial herb that is native to California.
Siskiyou Del Norte Modoc Humboldt Shasta Lassen Trinity Plumas Tehama Butte Mendocino Glenn Sierra Yuba Lake Nevada Colusa Placer Sutter El Dorado Yolo Alpine Napa Sonoma Sacramento Mono Amador Solano Calaveras Tuolumne San Joaquin Marin Contra Costa Alameda Santa Cruz Mariposa Madera San Francisco San Mateo Merced Fresno Stanislaus Santa Clara Inyo San Benito Tulare Kings Monterey San Bernardino San Luis Obispo Kern Santa Barbara Ventura Los Angeles Riverside Orange San Diego Imperial
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Parent: Aconitum columbianum
Genus: Aconitum
Family: Ranunculaceae  
Category: angiosperm  
PLANTS group:Dicot
Jepson eFlora section: eudicot
Toxicity: Do not eat any part (esp. the underground parts and the seed) of this plant.

Wetlands: Occurs usually in wetlands, occasionally in non wetlands

Communities: wetland-riparian

Name Status:
Alternate Names:
POWOAconitum columbianum ssp. viviparum
JEF + PLANTSAconitum columbianum ssp. viviparum
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Suggested Citation
“Calflora - Taxon Report.” The Calflora Database, a non-profit organization. .

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