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Northern Wolfsbane

Aconitum septentrionale

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Common names

18 names · 14 languages
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Other languages (13)
Dutch
  • Monnikskap
Chinese (Simplified)
  • 紫花高乌头[2]
Chinese (Traditional)
  • 紫花高烏頭[2]
Czech
  • oměj severní[2]
Danish
  • Nordisk Stormhat[2]
Estonian
  • kõrge-käoking[2]
Finnish
  • lehtoukonhattu[2]
German
  • Nördlicher Eisenhut[3]
Mongolian
  • Умардын хорс[2]
Norwegian
Russian
  • Аконит северный[2]
  • Борец северный[2]
Slovak
  • prilbica žltá "septentrionale"[2]
Swedish
  • nordisk stormhatt[2]
Sources & name notes (3)

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 septentrionale — iNaturalist taxon names ↗

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

Source records
  • Northern Wolfsbane — results[0].names[1]; taxon id 859076; Aconitum septentrionale.
  • Northern Monk's-hood — results[0].names[14]; taxon id 859076; Aconitum septentrionale.
  • Northern Monkshood — results[0].names[2]; taxon id 859076; Aconitum septentrionale.
  • northern wolf's-bane — results[0].names[3]; taxon id 859076; Aconitum septentrionale.
[2] Aconitum septentrionale — iNaturalist taxon names ↗

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

Source records
  • Northern Wolfsbane — results[18].names[1]; taxon id 859076; Aconitum septentrionale.
  • Northern Monk's-hood — results[18].names[14]; taxon id 859076; Aconitum septentrionale.
  • Northern Monkshood — results[18].names[2]; taxon id 859076; Aconitum septentrionale.
  • northern wolf's-bane — results[18].names[3]; taxon id 859076; Aconitum septentrionale.
  • tyrihjelm — results[18].names[4]; taxon id 859076; Aconitum septentrionale.
  • Борец северный — results[18].names[5]; taxon id 859076; Aconitum septentrionale.
  • lehtoukonhattu — results[18].names[6]; taxon id 859076; Aconitum septentrionale.
  • oměj severní — results[18].names[7]; taxon id 859076; Aconitum septentrionale.
  • Nordisk Stormhat — results[18].names[8]; taxon id 859076; Aconitum septentrionale.
  • 紫花高乌头 — results[18].names[9]; taxon id 859076; Aconitum septentrionale.
  • 紫花高烏頭 — results[18].names[10]; taxon id 859076; Aconitum septentrionale.
  • Умардын хорс — results[18].names[11]; taxon id 859076; Aconitum septentrionale.
  • nordisk stormhatt — results[18].names[12]; taxon id 859076; Aconitum septentrionale.
  • Аконит северный — results[18].names[13]; taxon id 859076; Aconitum septentrionale.
  • kõrge-käoking — results[18].names[15]; taxon id 859076; Aconitum septentrionale.
  • prilbica žltá "septentrionale" — results[18].names[16]; taxon id 859076; Aconitum septentrionale.
[3] Catalogue of Life 2026-08-20 — Aconitum septentrionale ↗

Common names from World Plants, version 26.05, reproduced in Catalogue of Life 2026-08-20. License: CC BY.

Source records
  • Nördlicher Eisenhut — VernacularName.tsv, line 166826; taxon 9GPB.
Plant references

Source-backed information

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

Taxonomy
Aconitum septentrionale is an accepted species in Catalogue of Life.

Taxonomic treatment in the August 2026 release; the catalogue record name is preserved.

Sources [1]
Botanical family
Ranunculaceae

Family in the cited taxonomic treatment.

Sources [1]
Native range
N. Europe to Siberia and N. China.

Explicit native locality records in Kew WCVP v16; introduced and doubtful distributions excluded. Continent conversion follows the documented geographic mapping.

Sources [2]
Catalogue ratings

Who this plant supports

Honey bees

Unknown suitability
Nectar value Unknown
Pollen value Unknown
Plant profile

About this plant

Northern Wolfsbane (Aconitum septentrionale) is a herbaceous plant. Its flowering period is not specified.

Sources and references

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

Sources checked
  1. Catalogue of Life Aconitum septentrionale — 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: TaxonomyBotanical family
    Relevant sections
    • Taxonomy: NameUsage.tsv line 3861459; ID 9GPB; rank species; status accepted
    • Botanical family: NameUsage.tsv line 3861459; ID 9GPB; rank species; status accepted

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    Source data licence: CC BY 4.0.

  2. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew Aconitum septentrionale — Kew WCVP native distribution

    Native distribution and taxonomic treatment from the official WCVP v16 export (4 June 2026). The link opens the corresponding POWO taxon. Source rows are retained in the native-range audit archive.

    Supports: Native range
    Relevant sections
    • Native range: WCVP v16; wcvp_names.csv lines 495689; wcvp_distribution.csv native locality lines 1135442, 1135443, 1135444, 1135445, 1135446, 1135447, 1135448, 1135449, 1135450, 1135451, 1135452, 1135453, 1135454, 1135455, 1135456, 1135457, 1135458

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    Source data licence: CC BY 3.0.