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Aconitum noveboracense, also known as northern blue monkshood or northern wild monkshood, is a flowering plant belonging to the buttercup family (Ranunculaceae). Members of its genus (Aconitum) are also known as wolfsbane.
The United States Fish and Wildlife Service government lists it as a threatened species.[1] It grows in rare portions of New York State and in portions of the Driftless Area.
Northern monkshood is noted for its very distinctive, blue hood-shaped flowers. The flowers are about 1 inch in length, and a single stem may have many flowers. Stems range from about 1 to 4 feet in length. The leaves are broad with coarse, toothed lobes.
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Status | Date Listed | Lead Region | Where Listed |
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Threatened | 05/27/1978 | Great Lakes-Big Rivers Region (Region 3) | Wherever found |
04/22/2008 | 73 FR 21643 21645 | Notice of initiation of review; request for information on seven listed midwestern species |
04/26/1978 | 43 FR 17910 179?? | Final Determination that Eleven Plant Taxa are Endangered and Two Plant Taxa are Threatened Species |
06/16/1976 | 41 FR 24523 24572 | Proposed Endangered Status for 1700 U.S. Plants; 41 FR 24523 24572 |
09/23/1983 | Northern Monkshood | View Implementation Progress | Final |
09/23/1983 | Northern Monkshood | View Implementation Progress | Final |
04/22/2008 | 73 FR 21643 21645 | Notice of initiation of review; request for information on seven listed midwestern species |
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