Aconitum lycoctonum
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| Aconitum lycoctonum | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Division: | Magnoliophyta |
| Class: | Magnoliopsida |
| Order: | Ranunculales |
| Family: | Ranunculaceae |
| Genus: | Aconitum |
| Species: | A. lycoctonum |
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| Aconitum lycoctonum L. |
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Aconitum septentrionale Koelle |
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Aconitum lycoctonum (Northern Wolfsbane)(hindi : Bikh बिख )[1]is a species of the genus Aconitum, native to Europe and northern Asia.[2][3]
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.[4]
Like all species in the genus, it is poisonous.[4]
[edit] References
- ^ Pharmacographica indica Vol 1 [1]
- ^ Flora Europaea: Aconitum lycoctonum
- ^ Germplasm Resources Information Network: Aconitum lycoctonum
- ^ a b Blamey, M. & Grey-Wilson, C. (1989). Flora of Britain and Northern Europe. ISBN 0-340-40170-2
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