Taxon:  Aconitum lycoctonum L.



Summary
Genus:
Aconitum
Family:
Ranunculaceae
Subfamily:
Ranunculoideae
Tribe:
Delphinieae
Nomen number:
401434
Place of publication:
Sp. pl. 1:532.  1753
Comment:
non Aconitum lycoctonum auct. (= A. lycoctonum subsp. vulparia (Rchb.) Nyman)
Verified:
03/10/1995 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
3 (0  active, 0  available) in National Plant Germplasm System.  (Map it)
Other conspecific taxa
Aconitum lycoctonum L. subsp. lycoctonum (2 active accession[s])
Aconitum lycoctonum L. subsp. vulparia (Rchb.) Nyman (0 active accession[s])
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
No images


Conservation Status

Reference(s)
  1. Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson. 2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource)
  2. Botanical Society of the British Isles. BSBI taxon database (on-line resource).
  3. Greuter, W. et al., eds. 1984-. Med-Checklist.
  4. Huxley, A., ed. 1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening
  5. Jalas, J. & J. Suominen. 1972-. Atlas florae europaeae.
  6. Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea. Note: treats as nom. ambig. under Aconitum septentrionale Koelle
  7. Utelli, A. B. et al. 2000. Molecular and morphological analyses of European Aconitum species (Ranunculaceae). Pl. Syst. Evol. 224:195-212.
  8. Walters, S. M. et al., eds. 1986-2000. European garden flora.
Common names
LanguageNameAlternate namenoteseqCitation
Englishwolf's-bane  1Botanical Society of the British Isles. BSBI taxon database (on-line resource).
Swedishalpstormhatt  2Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson. 2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource)
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNoteReference
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaHeilongjiang Shengw. 
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaLiaoning Shengn.w. 
1NativeAsia-TemperateMiddle AsiaKazakhstan s.e. 
1NativeAsia-TemperateMiddle AsiaKyrgyzstan e. 
1NativeAsia-TemperateMongoliaMongolia   
1NativeAsia-TemperateSiberiaRussian FederationAltay  
1NativeAsia-TemperateSiberiaRussian Federation-Eastern SiberiaEastern Siberia  
1NativeAsia-TemperateSiberiaRussian Federation-Western SiberiaWestern Siberia  
1NativeEuropeEastern EuropeBelarus   
1NativeEuropeEastern EuropeRussian Federation-European partEuropean part  
1NativeEuropeEastern EuropeUkraine   
1NativeEuropeMiddle EuropeAustria  Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea. Note: treats as nom. ambig. under Aconitum septentrionale Koelle
1NativeEuropeMiddle EuropeBelgium  Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea. Note: treats as nom. ambig. under Aconitum septentrionale Koelle
1NativeEuropeMiddle EuropeCzech Republic  Jalas, J. & J. Suominen. 1972-. Atlas florae europaeae.
1NativeEuropeMiddle EuropeGermany  Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea. Note: treats as nom. ambig. under Aconitum septentrionale Koelle
1NativeEuropeMiddle EuropeHungary  Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea. Note: treats as nom. ambig. under Aconitum septentrionale Koelle
1NativeEuropeMiddle EuropeNetherlands  Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea. Note: treats as nom. ambig. under Aconitum septentrionale Koelle
1NativeEuropeMiddle EuropePoland  Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea. Note: treats as nom. ambig. under Aconitum septentrionale Koelle
1NativeEuropeMiddle EuropeSwitzerland  Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea. Note: treats as nom. ambig. under Aconitum septentrionale Koelle
1NativeEuropeNorthern EuropeFinland  Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea. Note: treats as nom. ambig. under Aconitum septentrionale Koelle
1NativeEuropeNorthern EuropeNorway  Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea. Note: treats as nom. ambig. under Aconitum septentrionale Koelle
1NativeEuropeNorthern EuropeSweden n.Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea. Note: treats as nom. ambig. under Aconitum septentrionale Koelle
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeBosnia and Herzegovina  Jalas, J. & J. Suominen. 1972-. Atlas florae europaeae.
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeBulgaria  Greuter, W. et al., eds. 1984-. Med-Checklist.
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeCroatia  Jalas, J. & J. Suominen. 1972-. Atlas florae europaeae.
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeItaly  Greuter, W. et al., eds. 1984-. Med-Checklist.
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeMontenegro  Jalas, J. & J. Suominen. 1972-. Atlas florae europaeae.
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeNorth Macedonia  Jalas, J. & J. Suominen. 1972-. Atlas florae europaeae.
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeRomania  Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea. Note: treats as nom. ambig. under Aconitum septentrionale Koelle
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeSerbia  Jalas, J. & J. Suominen. 1972-. Atlas florae europaeae.
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeSlovenia  Jalas, J. & J. Suominen. 1972-. Atlas florae europaeae.
1NativeEuropeSouthwestern EuropeFrance  Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea. Note: treats as nom. ambig. under Aconitum septentrionale Koelle
Native
Asia-Temperate
  • SIBERIA: Russian Federation-Western Siberia [Western Siberia], Russian Federation-Eastern Siberia [Eastern Siberia], Russian Federation [Altay]
  • MIDDLE ASIA: Kazakhstan (s.e.), Kyrgyzstan (e.)
  • MONGOLIA: Mongolia
  • CHINA: China [Heilongjiang Sheng (w.), Liaoning Sheng (n.w.)]
Europe
  • NORTHERN EUROPE: Finland, Norway, Sweden (n.)
  • MIDDLE EUROPE: Austria, Belgium, Switzerland, Czech Republic, Germany, Hungary, Netherlands, Poland
  • EASTERN EUROPE: Russian Federation-European part [European part], Belarus, Ukraine
  • SOUTHEASTERN EUROPE: Bulgaria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Italy, North Macedonia, Montenegro, Romania, Serbia, Slovenia
  • SOUTHWESTERN EUROPE: France

Reference(s)
  1. Greuter, W. et al., eds. 1984-. Med-Checklist.
  2. Jalas, J. & J. Suominen. 1972-. Atlas florae europaeae.
  3. Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea. Note: treats as nom. ambig. under Aconitum septentrionale Koelle
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://npgstest.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=401434. Accessed 17 April 2026.