Aconitum napellus s.l.
(monk’s hood)

Interactions where Aconitum napellus s.l. is the victim or passive partner (and generally loses out from the process)

The following relationships have been collated from the published literature (see 'Interaction References').

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Affected Part Summary Taxon Vernacular Classification References Darwin Classification of Active Taxon Active Taxon Active Vernacular Active Taxon Uncertain Active State Active Part Active Stage Relationship Relationship Uncertain Relationship Geography Darwin Classification of Passive Taxon Passive Taxon Passive Vernacular Passive Taxon Uncertain Passive State Passive Part Passive Stage Passive Taxon's significance to Active Taxon Indoors etc Season Summary
leaf (live) live leaf is grazed by caterpillar Polychrysia moneta Golden Plusia, Delphinium Moth Lepidoptera: Noctuidae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Lepidoptera/Noctuidae/Polychrysia moneta/Polychrysia monetagolden plusia, delphinium mothcaterpillar Foodplant / open feeder /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Ranunculales/Ranunculaceae/Aconitum napellus s.l./Aconitum napellus s.l.monk's hoodliveleaf (summer)caterpillar grazes on live leaf
shoot (young) (live, spun-together) live, spun-together shoot (young) is spun by caterpillar Polychrysia moneta Golden Plusia, Delphinium Moth Lepidoptera: Noctuidae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Lepidoptera/Noctuidae/Polychrysia moneta/Polychrysia monetagolden plusia, delphinium mothcaterpillar Foodplant / spinner /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Ranunculales/Ranunculaceae/Aconitum napellus s.l./Aconitum napellus s.l.monk's hoodlive, spun-togethershoot (young) (spring)caterpillar spins live, spun-together shoot (young)
stem (old) old stem may house hibernating caterpillar (young) Polychrysia moneta Golden Plusia, Delphinium Moth Lepidoptera: Noctuidae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Lepidoptera/Noctuidae/Polychrysia moneta/Polychrysia monetagolden plusia, delphinium mothcaterpillar (young) Plant / hibernates / within /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Ranunculales/Ranunculaceae/Aconitum napellus s.l./Aconitum napellus s.l.monk's hoodoldstem caterpillar (young) hibernates inside old stem

Author & YearTitleSource
Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden PlantsCollins Photoguide, 2nd edition edition, Collins

Aconitum napellus s.l. (monk’s hood) may also be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
Species aggregateAconitum napellus s.l. (monk’s hood)
GenusAconitum (monk’s-hoods)
FamilyRANUNCULACEAE (buttercups, crowfoots)
OrderRANUNCULALES (buttercups, poppies and barberries)
SubclassEU-DICOTS (dicotyledonous flowering plants)
ClassMAGNOLIOPSIDA (flowering plants)
PhylumTRACHEOPHYTA (vascular plants)
KingdomPLANTAE (plants)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Aconitum napellus s.l. (monk’s hood)

Identification Works

Handling & MagnificationAuthorYearTitleSource
Silverside, A.J. Aconitum, blue-flowered taxa Yeo, P.F. Acaena, taxa with spherical heads, Plant Crib 2012

Aconitum napellus s.l. (monk’s hood) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Aconitum napellus s.l. (monk’s hood):

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