Aconitum lamarckii

Aconitum lamarckii, known by the common name Northern wolf's-bane,[1] is a species of herbaceous flowering plant of the genus Aconitum, in the buttercup family, Ranunculaceae.[2] It is native to Europe and sometimes cultivated in gardens in temperate zones for its showy flowers.[3] It blooms from early to late summer with yellow flowers produced on tall, thin, somewhat lax stems.

Aconitum lamarckii
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Ranunculales
Family: Ranunculaceae
Genus: Aconitum
Species:
A. lamarckii
Binomial name
Aconitum lamarckii

Etymology

The plant is named after Jean-Baptiste Lamarck.


References
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  2. "Tropicos".
  3. Armitage, Allan M. (2000), Armitage's garden perennials : a color encyclopedia, Portland, Or.: Timber Press, p. 20, ISBN 0-88192-435-0


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