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Monkshood or Wolfsbane ( Aconitum napellus), and Black Bryony near Hillhead South Devon

This impressive blue flower in the hedgerow caught my attention. I thought it had escaped froma local garden, but there aren't any gardens within hundreds of metres, just fields. It took me a while to identify this as the deadly poisonous Aconite, commonly known as Wolfsbane or Monkshood. The latter name comes from the shape of the flowers, probably, which are beautiful. The name aconite comes from the Greek word meaning a dart or an arrow head as these were dipped into a preparation from these plants. Just handling them can land you in hospital.

The intertwined old man's beard provides a fine partner in the natural "flower arrangement".

I am grateful to another "Geographer" - Ceridwen - who has advised me "you have captured the red berries of another poisonous plant, Black Bryony (Tamus communis)in the centre" of the image. These red berries have been known to cause fatalities.