Aconitum, also known as aconite, monkshood, wolf's-bane, leopard's bane, mousebane, women's bane, devil's helmet, queen of poisons, or blue rocket, is a genus of over 250 species of flowering plants belonging to the family Ranunculaceae.
Scientific name: Aconitum
Higher classification: Delphinieae
Rank: Genus
Nickname: monkshood
Family: Ranunculaceae
Kingdom: Plantae