Aconite Flower Poison. The wild plant especially the roots and root tubers is extremely toxic. It is one of the most striking but poisonous plants that exist.
These poisonous flowers are widely known because of their uses in traditional medicine. Genus Aconitum also known as monkshood is home to summer-flowering poisonous plants and the genus Eranthis winter aconite consisting of spring-flowering ornamentals. The flowers have great ornamental value and are used for decoration.
Consuming this plant can be very dangerous so be careful with dogs.
The common name winter aconite comes from the early flowering time and the resemblance of the leaves to those of the related genus Aconitum the true aconiteLike the notoriously toxic Aconitum and indeed many other. Arrow heads were dressed with aconite as well as the shafts so that an enemy who drew the arrow from the body of a wounded comrade would be poisoned too. The flowers have great ornamental value and are used for decoration. Consuming this plant can be very dangerous so be careful with dogs.