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Monk's-hood

Aconitum napellus

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Common names

51 names · 31 languages
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Other languages (30)
Dutch
French
Catalan
Chinese (Simplified)
Chinese (Traditional)
Czech
  • Oměj horský[2]
Danish
  • Ægte stormhat[2]
Estonian
  • sinine käoking[2]
Finnish
  • huppu-ukonhattu[2]
German
Hungarian
  • Havasi sisakvirág[2]
Icelandic
Italian
Japanese
  • アコニット[2]
Jersey French
  • bliu-bonnet[2]
Kurdish
  • Çirnûkê gur[2]
Kyrgyz
  • Уу коргошун[2]
Lithuanian
  • Mėlynoji kurpelė[2]
Macedonian
Norwegian
Polish
  • Tojad najmocniejszy[2]
Russian
  • Борец клобучковый[2]
Saterland Frisian
  • Poatermutse[2]
Serbo Croatian
Slovak
  • prilbica modrá[2]
Slovenian
  • repičasta preobjeda[2]
Spanish
Swedish
  • Stormhattssläktet[2]
  • Äkta stormhatt[2]
Ukrainian
  • Аконіт спражній[2]
Vietnamese
  • Chi Ô đầu[2]
Sources & name notes (2)

Names recorded in our plant catalogue and botanical sources, grouped by language. Usage can vary by region.

Catalogue language labels are reviewed separately from botanical source records.

Numbered references identify names recorded by an external source. Other names are from our plant catalogue.

[1] Aconitum napellus — iNaturalist taxon names ↗

Community-curated iNaturalist taxonomy. This is a common-name attestation, not an independent botanical determination.

Source records
  • Monk's-hood — results[0].names[2]; taxon id 131201; Aconitum napellus.
  • Blauer Eisenhut — results[0].names[1]; taxon id 131201; Aconitum napellus.
  • Aconite — results[0].names[42]; taxon id 131201; Aconitum napellus.
  • adam and eve — results[0].names[33]; taxon id 131201; Aconitum napellus.
  • blue rocket — results[0].names[34]; taxon id 131201; Aconitum napellus.
  • cuckoo's caps — results[0].names[35]; taxon id 131201; Aconitum napellus.
  • European aconite — results[0].names[51]; taxon id 131201; Aconitum napellus.
  • european monkshood — results[0].names[48]; taxon id 131201; Aconitum napellus.
  • garden monkshood — results[0].names[49]; taxon id 131201; Aconitum napellus.
  • Monkshood — results[0].names[4]; taxon id 131201; Aconitum napellus.
  • old granny's nightcap — results[0].names[36]; taxon id 131201; Aconitum napellus.
  • parson in the pulpit — results[0].names[37]; taxon id 131201; Aconitum napellus.
  • Queen of Poisons — results[0].names[16]; taxon id 131201; Aconitum napellus.
  • Wolfsbane — results[0].names[15]; taxon id 131201; Aconitum napellus.
  • acónito — results[0].names[27]; taxon id 131201; Aconitum napellus.
  • Aconit casque de Jupiter — results[0].names[5]; taxon id 131201; Aconitum napellus.
  • Aconit napel — results[0].names[6]; taxon id 131201; Aconitum napellus.
  • Casque — results[0].names[7]; taxon id 131201; Aconitum napellus.
  • Aconito napello — results[0].names[13]; taxon id 131201; Aconitum napellus.
  • Blauwe monnikskap — results[0].names[9]; taxon id 131201; Aconitum napellus.
  • Monnikskap — results[0].names[22]; taxon id 131201; Aconitum napellus.
[2] Aconitum napellus — iNaturalist taxon names ↗

Community-curated iNaturalist taxonomy; common-name attestation, not an independent botanical determination.

Source records
  • Monk's-hood — results[14].names[2]; taxon id 131201; Aconitum napellus.
  • Blauer Eisenhut — results[14].names[1]; taxon id 131201; Aconitum napellus.
  • Aconite — results[14].names[42]; taxon id 131201; Aconitum napellus.
  • adam and eve — results[14].names[33]; taxon id 131201; Aconitum napellus.
  • blue rocket — results[14].names[34]; taxon id 131201; Aconitum napellus.
  • cuckoo's caps — results[14].names[35]; taxon id 131201; Aconitum napellus.
  • European aconite — results[14].names[51]; taxon id 131201; Aconitum napellus.
  • european monkshood — results[14].names[48]; taxon id 131201; Aconitum napellus.
  • garden monkshood — results[14].names[49]; taxon id 131201; Aconitum napellus.
  • Monkshood — results[14].names[4]; taxon id 131201; Aconitum napellus.
  • old granny's nightcap — results[14].names[36]; taxon id 131201; Aconitum napellus.
  • parson in the pulpit — results[14].names[37]; taxon id 131201; Aconitum napellus.
  • Queen of Poisons — results[14].names[16]; taxon id 131201; Aconitum napellus.
  • Wolfsbane — results[14].names[15]; taxon id 131201; Aconitum napellus.
  • acónito — results[14].names[27]; taxon id 131201; Aconitum napellus.
  • Aconit casque de Jupiter — results[14].names[5]; taxon id 131201; Aconitum napellus.
  • Aconit napel — results[14].names[6]; taxon id 131201; Aconitum napellus.
  • Casque — results[14].names[7]; taxon id 131201; Aconitum napellus.
  • Aconito napello — results[14].names[13]; taxon id 131201; Aconitum napellus.
  • Blauwe monnikskap — results[14].names[9]; taxon id 131201; Aconitum napellus.
  • Monnikskap — results[14].names[22]; taxon id 131201; Aconitum napellus.
  • sinine käoking — results[14].names[8]; taxon id 131201; Aconitum napellus.
  • Äkta stormhatt — results[14].names[10]; taxon id 131201; Aconitum napellus.
  • storhjelm — results[14].names[11]; taxon id 131201; Aconitum napellus.
  • Борец клобучковый — results[14].names[12]; taxon id 131201; Aconitum napellus.
  • huppu-ukonhattu — results[14].names[14]; taxon id 131201; Aconitum napellus.
  • Stormhattssläktet — results[14].names[17]; taxon id 131201; Aconitum napellus.
  • Едич — results[14].names[18]; taxon id 131201; Aconitum napellus.
  • Jedić — results[14].names[19]; taxon id 131201; Aconitum napellus.
  • Chi Ô đầu — results[14].names[20]; taxon id 131201; Aconitum napellus.
  • Poatermutse — results[14].names[21]; taxon id 131201; Aconitum napellus.
  • Çirnûkê gur — results[14].names[23]; taxon id 131201; Aconitum napellus.
  • Уу коргошун — results[14].names[24]; taxon id 131201; Aconitum napellus.
  • アコニット — results[14].names[25]; taxon id 131201; Aconitum napellus.
  • 舟形乌头 — results[14].names[26]; taxon id 131201; Aconitum napellus.
  • 附子 — results[14].names[28]; taxon id 131201; Aconitum napellus.
  • 附子 — results[14].names[29]; taxon id 131201; Aconitum napellus.
  • Mėlynoji kurpelė — results[14].names[30]; taxon id 131201; Aconitum napellus.
  • Ægte stormhat — results[14].names[31]; taxon id 131201; Aconitum napellus.
  • 舟形烏頭 — results[14].names[32]; taxon id 131201; Aconitum napellus.
  • repičasta preobjeda — results[14].names[38]; taxon id 131201; Aconitum napellus.
  • Havasi sisakvirág — results[14].names[39]; taxon id 131201; Aconitum napellus.
  • Venusvagn — results[14].names[40]; taxon id 131201; Aconitum napellus.
  • Oměj horský — results[14].names[41]; taxon id 131201; Aconitum napellus.
  • bliu-bonnet — results[14].names[43]; taxon id 131201; Aconitum napellus.
  • Tora blava — results[14].names[44]; taxon id 131201; Aconitum napellus.
  • acònit — results[14].names[45]; taxon id 131201; Aconitum napellus.
  • prilbica modrá — results[14].names[46]; taxon id 131201; Aconitum napellus.
  • Tojad najmocniejszy — results[14].names[47]; taxon id 131201; Aconitum napellus.
  • matallops — results[14].names[50]; taxon id 131201; Aconitum napellus.
  • Аконіт спражній — results[14].names[52]; taxon id 131201; Aconitum napellus.
Plant references

Source-backed information

Published observations for this plant. Each reference supports the information beside it.

Botanical family
Ranunculaceae

Genus-level classification for Aconitum; this does not confirm the complete catalogue name.

Sources [1]
Catalogue ratings

Who this plant supports

Honey bees

Unknown suitability
Nectar value Unknown
Pollen value Unknown
Plant profile

About this plant

Monk's-hood (Aconitum napellus) is a herbaceous plant. It flowers from June to August.

Sources and references

References for the information marked with source numbers on this page.

Sources checked
  1. Catalogue of Life Aconitum — Catalogue of Life COL26.8

    COL26.8 (2026-08-20). Contributing checklist: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World. This is taxonomic evidence, not an independent ecological study.

    Supports: Botanical family
    Relevant sections
    • Botanical family: NameUsage.tsv line 5039729; ID N5G; rank genus; status accepted

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