Northern Wolf's-Bane

Aconitum lycoctonum

"Aconitum lycoctonum" is a species of flowering plant in the genus "Aconitum", of the family Ranunculaceae, native to much of Europe and northern Asia. Like all species in the genus, it is poisonous.
Wolf's-bane - Aconitum lycoctonum KU Leuven small botanical garden. Cultivated.        Aconitum lycoctonum,Belgium,Geotagged,Spring

Appearance

It is an 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.

Naming

"Lycoctonum" is a rendering in modern Latin of the traditional name "wolf's-bane".

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Taxonomy
KingdomPlantae
DivisionAngiosperms
ClassEudicots
OrderRanunculales
FamilyRanunculaceae
GenusAconitum
SpeciesA. lycoctonum
Photographed in
Belgium