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Aconite
Although this is the official name of the plant, many will know it by others such as Wolfsbane or Monk’s Hood. These other name come from either the shape of the flowers or the uses it has had over the years. Wolfsbane for example comes from Greek shepherds tipping their arrows in the plants poison to kill marauding Wolves with.
Found mainly in Europe, it is highly poisonous as the above suggests. Growing to about 6-foot-tall and with purple flowers, the plant contains deadly aconitine. Even touching the plant can produce severe reactions and eating it is fatal.