Aconitum lycoctonum

Read about Aconitum lycoctonum in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture

Aconitum lycoctonum, Linn. (A. barbatum, Patr. A. squarrosum, A. ochroleucum, Willd.). Pale YelLow Wolfsbane. St. slender, simple, 3-6 ft.: lvs. deeply cut into 5-9 lobes; long prt.ioles and under ribs pubescent: fls. yellow or whitish, in racemes; helmet a pinched elongated cone; middle sepals usually bearded: fr. usually 3-celled. June-Sept. Eu., Siberia. B.M. 2570. G.M.34:124. The above text is from the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article. Click on "Collapse" in the header to hide this text.

? Aconitum lycoctonum
Plant Info
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae Division: Magnoliophyta Class: Magnoliopsida Order: Ranunculales Family: Ranunculaceae Genus: Aconitum Species: A. lycoctonum
Binomial name
Aconitum lycoctonum L.

Aconitum lycoctonum (Northern Wolfsbane; syn. A. septentrionale Koelle) is a species of the genus Aconitum, native to Europe and northern Asia.

It is a herbaceous perennial plant growing to 1 m tall. The leaves are palmately lobed with four to six deeply cut lobes. The flowers are 18–25 mm long, dark violet, rarely pale yellow.

Like all species in the genus, it is poisonous.