Blue Iron Hat - Exclude confusion

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• Blue Iron Hat - Exclude confusion
• By this you recognize the Blue Iron Hat!
• Caught: There he likes to grow
• Candidates with whom he can be confused
• Tips

The leaves of the edible mugwort look confusingly similar to those of the iron hat

Blue Iron Hat - Exclude confusion

One should not mess with it and its toxins, because it is rightly considered the most poisonous plant in Europe - the Blue Iron Hat. How can this poison perennial be recognized and with which other, non-toxic plants can it be confused?

By this you recognize the Blue Iron Hat!

The Blue Iron Hat is still known under the name Blue Foxglove, poison herb, Storm hat, wolf weed, Venus wagon and helmet poison. He belongs to the representatives of the family of the Hahnenfußgewächse and exhibits a foliage planted for this typically strongly hand-shaped foliage.

The Blue Iron Hat grows straight and reaches a stature height between 50 and 150 cm. Its stems are strong, stiff and sparse. In an alternate sequence are the dark green leaves around them. The upper leaves are smaller than the lower leaves. All leaves are 5- to 7-part to the bottom and almost bare.

Here are further features to recognize the Blue Iron Hat:

Caught: There he likes to grow

The Blue Iron Hat can be found throughout Central Europe. He prefers to grow in mountainous areas. There he likes to get up on wet meadows and watercourses. In full sun, dry locations, the Blue Iron Hat is a rarity. He needs a cool and moist soil to grow.

Candidates with whom he can be confused

Before you check whether it is the Blue Iron Hat or one of its confusion candidates, put on gloves! The skin contact with the Blue Iron Hat can lead to deafness and other symptoms of intoxication.

Most commonly, the Blue Iron Hat is confused with:

Tips

If you are worried about its toxicity, do not tear out a Blue Wildebeest in the wild! It is protected and damage to the plant can result in felling.