28o POISONOUS AND MECHANICALLY IxNJURIOUS PLANTS 



Fig. 103. — aconite (Aconitum Columbtanum). 

 This plant contains substances toxic to foraging animals, but, not being palatable, it is not a pasture 

 pest. Note the "hooded" flowers of aconite a characteristic which readily distinguishes it from 

 larkspur, whose flowers have a conspicaous spur, as shown by the three blooms to the left in the 

 figure. 



