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Aconitum naviculare (Brühl) Stapf  
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FamilyRANUNCULACEAE
Genus speciesAconitum naviculare (Brühl) Stapf 
BibliographyAnn. Roy. Bot. Gard. (Calcutta) 10: 154 (1905)
Native Ranges. Tibet to Himalaya
Primary BiomeSubalpine
Habitatgrassland
Altitude3200-5000m
Descriptionleaves long petiolate, reniform, 1-3cm wide, abaxially glabrous, tripartite, middle segment rhombic, lateral segments bifid, flowers 1-5, 2-3cm, spur globular, 1mm
Size5-30cm
Colorpurple, violet
Bloomlate summer, autumn
Ca
Typeperennial
Cultivationhumous, moist, but in winter drier, semi-shady site
alpine house, moist, humous soil, shading in summer
Propagationfresh seed, uncovered, germ. 3-12 months, 10-13°C
division in early spring, before sprouting
SynonymsAconitum bhutanicum Kadota
Aconitum creagromorphum Lauener
Aconitum ferox var. naviculare Brühl
Aconitum naviculare var. leiocarpum Tamura
Territory3 Asia-Temperate
     36 China (CHT Tibet)
4 Asia-Tropical
     40 Indian Subcontinent (EHM East Himalaya, NEP Nepal)
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