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Aconitum tauricum

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Species of plant

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

Aconitum autumnale
Aconitum eustachium
Aconitum formosum
Aconitum koelleanum
Aconitum latemarense
Aconitum multifidum
Aconitum napellus subsp. formosum
Aconitum napellus subsp. neomontanum
Aconitum napellus subsp. koelleanum
Aconitum napellus f. taurericum
Aconitum napellus subsp. tauricum
Aconitum taurericum
Aconitum tauricum subsp. latemarense

Aconitum tauricum is a species of flowering plant in the buttercup family. Some sources declare it as a subspecies of Aconitum napellus under the name Aconitum napellus subsp. tauricum.

Distribution

This wildflower is native to Europe (Austria, Germany, Romania, Ukraine, Yugoslavia). where it grows in alpine and subalpine areas. Inhabited biotops include meadows and tall herbaceous vegetation.

Description

Aconitum tauricum is a tall spindly erect to scandent forb which is perennial from rhizomes. Rhizomes are not globose. It has divided leaves with faintly visible net-like leaf veins on the underside (stem leafes). The flowering period extends primarily from August to October. The inflorescence is paniculate and simple or branched with a few side risps.

The perigon is blue or purple. The helmet is usually wider than high. The tepals are bare on the outside. The flower stems have upright gland hairs, are bare or possess only underneath the flower protruding glandular hairs. The linear bracteoles are bald or hairy and measure 3 to 7, rarely 2 mm. The nectar leaves may be bald or hairy.

The plant reaches a stature height of about 0,8 m. The pollination is done by insects (Bombus spec. and others). The fruits are pod-like follicles, ripe seeds are black. Aconitum tauricum is poisonous due to the presence of alkaloids like aconitine.

References

  1. ^ The Plant List (KEW): Aconitum tauricum (2018-05-03)
  2. ^ Jäger et al.: Rothmaler - Exkursionsflora von Deutschland, Bd. 2. Aufl. 20, Spektrum akadem. Verlag.
  3. "Aconitum napellus". Flora Europaea. Edinburgh: Royal Botanical Garden. 2008.
  4. Kew Science: Aconitum tauricum (2018-05-03)
Taxon identifiers
Aconitum tauricum


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