Wolfsbane (Aconitum lycoctonum)

Family: Ranunculaceae | Edibility: Edible (1/5)

Aconitum lycoctonum is a PERENNIAL growing to 1 m (3ft 3in) by 0.6 m (2ft). See above for USDA hardiness. It is hardy to UK zone 3 and is not frost tender. It is in flower from July to August. The flowers are pollinated by Bees. Suitable for: light (sandy), medium (loamy) and heavy (clay) soils and can grow in heavy clay soil. Suitable pH: mildly acid, neutral and basic (mildly alkaline) soils.

Edible Parts & Harvest Seasons

Edible Parts: Leaves

Harvest Seasons: Fall, Spring, Winter

Flavor & Culinary Uses

There is a report that this root has been boiled and used for food in Lapland. However, this is a very poisonous plant and such a use is very inadvisable. — There is a report that this root has been boiled and used for food in Lapland.; However, this is a very poisonous plant and such a use is very inadvisable.

Habitat & North American Range

Not known. (Zone 3, Zone 4, Zone 5, Zone 6, Zone 7)