Taxon:  Aconitum napellus L.



Summary
Genus:
Aconitum
Family:
Ranunculaceae
Subfamily:
Ranunculoideae
Tribe:
Delphinieae
Nomen number:
1347
Place of publication:
Sp. pl. 1:532.  1753
Verified:
05/31/1995 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
2 (2  active, 1  available) in Nordic Baltic Genebanks.  (Map it)
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
No images


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. Cooper, M. R. & A. W. Johnson. 1998. Poisonous plants and fungi in Britain: animal and human poisoning Note: poisonous
  4. Czerepanov, S. K. 1995. Vascular plants of Russia and adjacent states (the former USSR) Cambridge University Press.
  5. Duke, J. A. et al. 2002. CRC Handbook of medicinal herbs
  6. Duke, J. A. 1985. CRC Handbook of medicinal herbs
  7. Encke, F. et al. 1984. Zander: Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen, 13. Auflage
  8. FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America. Note: mentions
  9. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). 2010. Ecocrop (on-line resource).
  10. Gleason, H. A. & A. Cronquist. 1963. Manual of vascular plants of northeastern United States and adjacent Canada. Note: introduced
  11. Groth, D. 2005. pers. comm. Note: re. Brazilian common names
  12. Hanelt, P., ed. 2001. Mansfeld's encyclopedia of agricultural and horticultural crops. Volumes 1-6
  13. Huxley, A., ed. 1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening
  14. Jalas, J. & J. Suominen. 1972-. Atlas florae europaeae.
  15. Kingsbury, J. M. 1964. Poisonous plants of the United States and Canada. Note: poisonous
  16. Lampe, K. F. & M. A. McCann. 1985. AMA handbook of poisonous and injurious plants Note: poisonous
  17. Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium. 1976. Hortus third. A concise dictionary of plants cultivated in the United States and Canada
  18. McGuffin, M., J. T. Kartesz, A. Y. Leung, & A. O. Tucker. 2000. Herbs of commerce, ed. 2 American Herbal Products Association, Silver Spring, Maryland.
  19. Munro, D. B. Canadian poisonous plants information system (on-line resource).
  20. Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
  21. Seitz, W. 1969. Die Taxonomie der Aconitum napellus-Gruppe in Europa. Feddes Repert. 80:23.
  22. Still, S. M. 1994. Manual of herbaceous ornamental plants, ed. 4
  23. Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
  24. Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1993. Flora europaea, ed. 2.
  25. Walters, S. M. et al., eds. 1986-2000. European garden flora.
  26. 1961. Webster's third new international dictionary.
Common names
LANGUAGENAMEALTERNATE NAMENOTESEQCITATION
English aconite 1 Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
English bear's-foot 1 Huxley, A., ed. 1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening
English blue rocket 1 Duke, J. A. 1985. CRC Handbook of medicinal herbs
English friar's-cap 1 Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium. 1976. Hortus third. A concise dictionary of plants cultivated in the United States and Canada
English garden monkshood 1 Huxley, A., ed. 1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening
English garden wolfsbane 1 Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium. 1976. Hortus third. A concise dictionary of plants cultivated in the United States and Canada
English helmet-flower 1 Huxley, A., ed. 1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening
English monkshood 1 Wiersema, J. H. & B. León. 1999. World economic plants: a standard reference CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL.
English queen's fettle 1 1961. Webster's third new international dictionary.
English soldier's-cap 1 Huxley, A., ed. 1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening
English Turk's-cap 1 Huxley, A., ed. 1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening
French aconit napel 2 Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
German blauer Eisenhut 2 Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Portuguese (Brazil) acônito 2 Groth, D. 2005. pers. comm. Note: re. Brazilian common names
Portuguese (Brazil) capacete-de-júpiter 2 Groth, D. 2005. pers. comm. Note: re. Brazilian common names
Portuguese (Brazil) capuz-de-frade 2 Groth, D. 2005. pers. comm. Note: re. Brazilian common names
Portuguese (Brazil) carro-de-venus 2 Groth, D. 2005. pers. comm. Note: re. Brazilian common names
Portuguese (Brazil) mata-lobos 2 Groth, D. 2005. pers. comm. Note: re. Brazilian common names
Spanish acónito común 2 Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Spanish matalobos 2 Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Swedish äkta stormhatt 2 Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson. 2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource)
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNote
1NativeEuropeEastern EuropeRussian Federation-European partEuropean part 
1NativeEuropeEastern EuropeUkraine w.
1NativeEuropeMiddle EuropeAustria  
1NativeEuropeMiddle EuropeBelgium  
1NativeEuropeMiddle EuropeCzech Republic  
1NativeEuropeMiddle EuropeGermany  
1NativeEuropeMiddle EuropePoland s.
1NativeEuropeMiddle EuropeSlovakia  
1NativeEuropeMiddle EuropeSwitzerland  
1NativeEuropeNorthern EuropeUnited Kingdom  
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeBosnia and Herzegovina  
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeCroatia  
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeItaly n.
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeRomania  
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeSerbia  
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeSlovenia  
1NativeEuropeSouthwestern EuropeFrance incl. Corsica
1NativeEuropeSouthwestern EuropeSpain  
2CultivatedEurope Europe  
Native
Europe
  • NORTHERN EUROPE: United Kingdom
  • MIDDLE EUROPE: Austria, Belgium, Switzerland, Czech Republic, Germany, Poland (s.), Slovakia
  • EASTERN EUROPE: Russian Federation-European part [European part], Ukraine (w.)
  • SOUTHEASTERN EUROPE: Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Italy (n.), Romania, Serbia, Slovenia
  • SOUTHWESTERN EUROPE: Spain, France (incl. Corsica)
Cultivated
Europe
  • REGION: Europe
Economic Uses
UsageTypeNoteReference
Environmentalornamental Huxley, A., ed. 1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening
Environmentalornamental Walters, S. M. et al., eds. 1986-2000. European garden flora.
Medicinesfolklore McGuffin, M., J. T. Kartesz, A. Y. Leung, & A. O. Tucker. 2000. Herbs of commerce, ed. 2 American Herbal Products Association, Silver Spring, Maryland.
Vertebrate poisonsmammals Kingsbury, J. M. 1964. Poisonous plants of the United States and Canada. Note: poisonous
Vertebrate poisonsmammals Cooper, M. R. & A. W. Johnson. 1998. Poisonous plants and fungi in Britain: animal and human poisoning Note: poisonous
Vertebrate poisonsmammals Lampe, K. F. & M. A. McCann. 1985. AMA handbook of poisonous and injurious plants Note: poisonous
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2025. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: http://www.nordic-baltic-genebanks.org/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=1347. Accessed 2 November 2025.