Rotundifolium Monkshood (Aconitum rotundifolium)

Family: Ranunculaceae | Edibility: Edible (1/5)

Aconitum rotundifolium is a PERENNIAL growing to 0.5 m (1ft 8in). It is in flower from July to August. The flowers are pollinated by Bees. Suitable for: light (sandy), medium (loamy) and heavy (clay) soils and can grow in heavy clay soil. Suitable pH: mildly acid, neutral and basic (mildly alkaline) soils. It can grow in semi-shade (light woodland) or no shade. It prefers moist soil.

Edible Parts & Harvest Seasons

Edible Parts: Leaves

Harvest Seasons: Early Summer, Spring

Flavor & Culinary Uses

Leaves - cooked. This species is supposed to be non-toxic, but this report should be treated with some scepticism due to the highly toxic nature of the genus in general. — This species is supposed to be non-toxic, but this report should be treated with some scepticism due to the highly toxic nature of the genus in general.

Habitat & North American Range

Stony slopes in the alpine and sub-alpine zone. Alpine grasslandsaround elevations of 3100 metres in Tibet. (Zone 4, Zone 5, Zone 6, Zone 7, Zone 8)