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Your Wolfsbane photo reminded me of the Monkshood that grows in our garden in Maine, so I looked it up: Wolfsbane vs Monkshood. I learned something today. "Wolf’s bane (also known as monkshood or aconite) can refer to many different species, but in particular those in the genus Aconitum. These perennial plants in the Buttercup family (Ranunculaceae) are native to the mountains across the Northern Hemisphere. Most are very poisonous and deadly."

https://carnegiemnh.org/wolfsbane/#:~:text=Wolf's%20bane%20(also%20known%20as,are%20very%20poisonous%20and%20deadly.

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https://www.chicagobotanic.org/blog/plants_and_gardening/monsters_magic_and_monkshood#:~:text=Ancient%20Greeks%20hunted%20wolves%20by,the%20common%20name%20of%20wolfsbane.&text=While%20those%20hunting%20traditions%20were,a%20genuine%20fear%20in%20Europe.

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Great mythology surrounding this plant.

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