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Aconitum pulchellum Hand.-Mazz.  
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FamilyRANUNCULACEAE
Genus speciesAconitum pulchellum Hand.-Mazz. 
BibliographyAnz. Akad. Wiss. Wien, Math.-Naturwiss. Kl. 62: 219 (1925)
Native Rangesc. China to e. Nepal & n. Myanmar
Primary BiomeSubalpine
Habitatgrassland
Altitude3500-5000m
Descriptionleaves long petiolate, orbiculate-pentagonal, 2x4cm, tripartite, ultimate segments ovate, 1-3mm wide, flowers 1-9, 2-3cm, spur curved 12-16mm long
Size5-30cm
Colorblue
Bloomsummer
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 handelianum H.F.Comber
Aconitum handelianum var. laxipilosum Hand.-Mazz.
Aconitum pulchellum var. racemosum W.T.Wang
Territory3 Asia-Temperate
     36 China (CHC China South-Central, CHT Tibet)
4 Asia-Tropical
     40 Indian Subcontinent (EHM East Himalaya, NEP Nepal)
     41 Indo-China (MYA Myanmar)
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