Aconitum hookeri

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Aconitum hookeri Stapf, Ann. Roy. Bot. Gard. (Calcutta) 10: 147 1905.;

Hooker's Monkshood;

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Invite you to join my excitement and joy of having seen these lovely flowers. These photos were taken during my recent visit to Tawang. i have put in the ids of flowers i recognise/or were suggested . Some i do not know and if you do, would be grateful for your input. As also please feel free to correct if bychance something has been wrongly identified..

Wow ..., what a treat! You got a rich harvest of Himalayan flowers.
The Aconitum is Aconitum hookerii
http://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Hooker%27s%20Monkshood.html

References:

The Plant List Annotated checklist of the flowering plants of Nepal plant illustrations India Biodiversity Portal

Indigenous drugs of India - Google Books Aconitum hookerii - Hooker's Monkshood

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