Aconitum lycoctonum

Wolfsbane

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Common names

Wolfsbane.

Scientific name

Aconitum lycoctonum L.

Conservation status and threats

NOT protected species in Bulgaria.

Description and identification

Aconitum lycoctonum is a perennial herbaceous plant, 60—140 cm. The flowers are yellow. Flowering June-September.^[1]

Habitat

On rocky and rocky sunny slopes, by streams, in forests and bushes.^[2]

Distribution in Bulgaria

Northeastern Bulgaria (Tutrakan), Predbalkan, Stara Planina, Sofia region (Lyulin mountain), Znepol region (Konyavska mountain, Paramun, Rui), Vitosha region (Vitosha mountain), Slavyanka, Pirin, Rila, Sredna gora (Western - Ihtiman region), Western and Middle Rhodopes, from 650 to 2400 m altitude, as an exception lower (107 m above sea level - Tutrakan).^[3]

References

[1] Пенев, Ив. & М. Симеоновски. 1970. В: Флора на Народна Република България, том IV, София.

[2] Пенев, Ив. & М. Симеоновски. 1970. Пос. източник.

[3] Пенев, Ив. & М. Симеоновски. 1970. Пос. източник.

Aconitum lycoctonum на български

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