Original: Aconitum ( A-co-ní-tumSunset Western Garden Book , 1995:606 -- 607 ) , known as aconite , monkshood , wolfsbane , leopard 's bane , women 's bane , Devil 's helmet or blue rocket , BBC - h2g2 - Classic Poisons is a genus of flowering plant belonging to the buttercup family ( Ranunculaceae ) .
Simplified: Aconitum , known as aconite , monkshood , wolfsbane , leopard 's bane , women 's bane , Devil 's helmet or blue rocket , is a genus of flowering plant belonging to the buttercup family ( Ranunculaceae ) .