[Aconites and Monkshoods: The Genus Aconitum East of the Cascade Mts. of Oregon and Washington]
Columbia Aconite, Columbia Monkshood

Aconitum columbianum ssp. columbianum

Synonyms: Aconitum columbianum ssp. pallidum, Aconitum columbianum var. bakeri, Aconitum columbianum var. columbianum, Aconitum columbianum var. ochroleucum, Aconitum columbianum var. pallidum, Aconitum geranioides, Aconitum leibergii, Aconitum mogollonicum

Inflorescence of Columbia Aconite, Columbia Monkshood: Aconitum columbianum ssp. columbianum (Synonyms: Aconitum columbianum ssp. pallidum, Aconitum columbianum var. bakeri, Aconitum columbianum var. columbianum, Aconitum columbianum var. ochroleucum, Aconitum columbianum var. pallidum, Aconitum geranioides, Aconitum leibergii, Aconitum mogollonicum)

A pale blue-flowered form of Columbia monkshood (var. columbianum) as seen from along the Canyon Mt. Trail #218, Strawberry Mountain Wilderness..............August 1, 2011.

Close-up sideview of a pale-bluish flowered form of Columbia Aconite, Columbia Monkshood: Aconitum columbianum ssp. columbianum (Synonyms: Aconitum columbianum ssp. pallidum, Aconitum columbianum var. bakeri, Aconitum columbianum var. columbianum, Aconitum columbianum var. ochroleucum, Aconitum columbianum var. pallidum, Aconitum geranioides, Aconitum leibergii, Aconitum mogollonicum) - Close-up of a pale-bluish flowered form of Columbia Aconite, Columbia Monkshood: Aconitum columbianum ssp. columbianum (Synonyms: Aconitum columbianum ssp. pallidum, Aconitum columbianum var. bakeri, Aconitum columbianum var. columbianum, Aconitum columbianum var. ochroleucum, Aconitum columbianum var. pallidum, Aconitum geranioides, Aconitum leibergii, Aconitum mogollonicum) - Close-up of a lower stem leaf of a pale bluish-flowered form of Columbia Aconite, Columbia Monkshood: Aconitum columbianum ssp. columbianum (Synonyms: Aconitum columbianum ssp. pallidum, Aconitum columbianum var. bakeri, Aconitum columbianum var. columbianum, Aconitum columbianum var. ochroleucum, Aconitum columbianum var. pallidum, Aconitum geranioides, Aconitum leibergii, Aconitum mogollonicum)

A pale blue-flowered form of Columbia monkshood (var. columbianum) as seen from along the Canyon Mt. Trail #218 at the Little Pine Creek crossing, Strawberry Mountain Wilderness..............August 19, 2011.

Flower of Columbia Aconite, Columbia Monkshood: Aconitum columbianum ssp. columbianum (Synonyms: Aconitum columbianum ssp. pallidum, Aconitum columbianum var. bakeri, Aconitum columbianum var. columbianum, Aconitum columbianum var. ochroleucum, Aconitum columbianum var. pallidum, Aconitum geranioides, Aconitum leibergii, Aconitum mogollonicum) - Raceme of Columbia Aconite, Columbia Monkshood: Aconitum columbianum ssp. columbianum (Synonyms: Aconitum columbianum ssp. pallidum, Aconitum columbianum var. bakeri, Aconitum columbianum var. columbianum, Aconitum columbianum var. ochroleucum, Aconitum columbianum var. pallidum, Aconitum geranioides, Aconitum leibergii, Aconitum mogollonicum)

The photo at right shows monkshood (var. columbianum) from Blue Sky, Hart Mt. National Antelope Refuge.......July 5, 1996.

Close-up frontal view of an ochrolecus-colored flower of Columbia Aconite, Columbia Monkshood: Aconitum columbianum ssp. columbianum (Synonyms: Aconitum columbianum ssp. pallidum, Aconitum columbianum var. bakeri, Aconitum columbianum var. columbianum, Aconitum columbianum var. ochroleucum, Aconitum columbianum var. pallidum, Aconitum geranioides, Aconitum leibergii, Aconitum mogollonicum) - Close-up sideview of an ochroleucus-colored flower of Columbia Aconite, Columbia Monkshood: Aconitum columbianum ssp. columbianum (Synonyms: Aconitum columbianum ssp. pallidum, Aconitum columbianum var. bakeri, Aconitum columbianum var. columbianum, Aconitum columbianum var. ochroleucum, Aconitum columbianum var. pallidum, Aconitum geranioides, Aconitum leibergii, Aconitum mogollonicum) - Inflorescence of an ochroleucus-colored form of Columbia Aconite, Columbia Monkshood: Aconitum columbianum ssp. columbianum (Synonyms: Aconitum columbianum ssp. pallidum, Aconitum columbianum var. bakeri, Aconitum columbianum var. columbianum, Aconitum columbianum var. ochroleucum, Aconitum columbianum var. pallidum, Aconitum geranioides, Aconitum leibergii, Aconitum mogollonicum)

The photo above shows 3 views of the flowers of a cream-colored monkshood as seen along the Lostine River in the Wallowa Mts of northeastern Oregon......................July 8, 2007. (Click on each photo to see a larger version of each.)
Paul Slichter