Northern Blue Monkshood (Aconitum noveboracense)
Credit: Johann Georg Sturm. Painted by Jacob Sturm | Fig. 40 of Johann Georg Sturm, Deutschlands Flora in Abbildungen. (published by Kurt Stüber) at http://www.biolib.de | License: PD USDA
Aconitum Noveboracense, or more commonly know as Northern Blue Monkshood, is a forb/herb (a forb/herb is a non-woody plant that is not a grass) of the genus Aconitum. Its duration is perennial which means it will grow year after year. Aconitum Noveboracense or Northern Blue Monkshood's floral region is North America US Lower 48, specifically in the states of Iowa, New York, Ohio and Wisconsin.
