Aconitum lycoctonum L., 1753 37% complete

Wolf's-bane

Sp. Pl.: 532 (1753)


Data sources

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Sourced9 Differs from sources1 Source not recorded13 Not on the record5 Sources: TRY Plant Trait Database
Field Shown What the sources say
Core
Author L. No source recorded
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Bibliography Sp. Pl.: 532 (1753) No source recorded
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Phylum Tracheophyta No source recorded
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Rank species No source recorded
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Status accepted No source recorded
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Year 1753 No source recorded
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Descriptive
Common name Wolf's-bane No source recorded
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Observations C. & E. Europe No source recorded
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Morphology
Average height 130 cm Sourced
Biological type hemicryptophyte Sourced
Flower color yellow Sourced
Foliage texture empty Not on the record
Fruit shape empty Not on the record
Growth habit Forb/herb No source recorded
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Sexuality empty Not on the record
Vegetable false No source recorded
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Phenology
Bloom months jun, jul Sourced
Duration perennial Sourced
Ecology
Atmospheric humidity 8 / 9 · very humid air No source recorded
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Ground humidity 7 / 12 · wet, flooded a few weeks a year (hygrophilous)
  • 7 / 12 · wet, flooded a few weeks a year (hygrophilous) · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 2 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 489
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Light 5 / 9 · half-shade
  • 4 / 9 · shade to half-shade · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 2 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 489
Differs from sources
Nitrogen fixation None Sourced
Ph maximum pH 7.5 No source recorded
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Ph minimum pH 7 No source recorded
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Soil nutriments 7 / 9 · rich (eutrophic)
  • 7 / 9 · rich (eutrophic) · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 2 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 489
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Soil salinity 0 / 9 · absent from saline soils
  • 0 / 9 · absent from saline soils · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 2 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 489
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Other
Soil ph indicator — Not on the record
Temperature indicator — Not on the record