Aconitum kiyomiense

Japanese name: キヨミトリカブト （清見鳥兜）
Scientific name: Aconitum kiyomiense

[Overview]
A Torikabuto found at high elevations in the Hida region of Gifu.
A pseudo-annual 1–2 m tall, found at the edges of wetlands and similar places.
The stem branches well from about the middle, and the branches spread at a wide angle and grow long.
There are basal leaves and stem leaves; the basal leaves and the leaves on the lower part of the stem have withered by flowering time.
The stem leaves are alternate, pentagonal, 8.5–15 cm long and 8–16 cm wide, deeply divided palmately into 3 lobes or divided into 3 lobes down to the base, and the lobes have further pinnate notches.
A panicle up to 18–45 cm long bears 10–40 bluish purple or reddish purple flowers.
The 5 sepals are petal-like, and the uppermost one is shaped like a helmet.
The helmet is cylindrical-conical, with a short beak.
The petals are inside the helmet and have a thick, short spur.
The spur bends through 180 degrees.
The stamens are hairless.
The fruit is a follicle, usually ascending obliquely.

[Notes]
The Japanese name comes from the fact that the first specimen was obtained in Kiyomi Village, Gifu (now Takayama).

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