Aconitum japonicum Thunb. [Ranunculaceae]
Okutorikabuto (オクトリカブト, 奥鳥兜)
Lifeform: perennial forb
Distribution: China- Japan
Habitat: forests
Poisonous plant (Aynu, Hokkaido native, used the poison to hunt bear)
Varieties
- var. eizanense (Nakai) Tamura (キタヤマブシ)
- var. hakonense (Nakai) Tamura (ハコネトリカブト)
- var. ibukiense (Nakai) Tamura (イブキトリカブト)
Aconitum japonicum in Hokkaido Univesity Campus
No flowers at the Keiteki-no-mori Forest on May 21 2009. Do not eat!