Common products:
- Ornamental horticulture: Aconitum septentrionale is cultivated in rock, alpine, and perennial gardens for its tall spikes of deep violet‑blue flowers; it is listed by the Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) and sold by specialty nurseries in Europe and North America.

Scientific/model‑organism uses:
- Phytochemical research: The species is employed in studies of diterpenoid alkaloid biosynthesis and chemotaxonomy; its alkaloid profile (including aconitine‑type compounds) serves as a reference for comparative analyses of the genus Aconitum.
- Toxicological investigations: Extracts of A. septentrionale are used in experimental protocols to investigate the mechanism of action of neurotoxic alkaloids on voltage‑gated sodium channels, providing a non‑clinical model for neurophysiological research.

Properties relevant to use:
- Alkaloid composition: High concentrations of aconitine‑type diterpenoid alkaloids (e.g., aconitine, mesaconitine) are detectable by LC‑MS, enabling standardization of extracts for research purposes.

Synonyms Top

Scientific name	Authority	First published in
Aconitum excelsum	Rchb.	Ill. Sp. Acon. Gen. : t. LIII (1825)
Aconitum szeewaldianum	Prodan	Bul. Grad. Bot. Univ. Cluj 6: 115 (1926 publ. 1927)
Aconitum lycoctonum var. excelsum	(Rchb.) Regel	Index Seminum (LE) 1861: 41 1861
Lycoctonum excelsum	(Rchb.) Nakai	Bull. Natl. Sci. Mus. Tokyo 32: 7 (1953)

Common names Top

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Language	Common/alternative name
Finnish	lehtoukonhattu
Norwegian Bokmål	lushatt
Norwegian Bokmål	torhjelm
Norwegian Bokmål	tyrihjelm
Norwegian Nynorsk	lushatt
Norwegian Nynorsk	torhjelm
Norwegian Nynorsk	tyrihjelm
Chinese	堵喇
Chinese	紫花高乌头

Subspecies (abbr. subsp./ssp.) Top

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Varieties (abbr. var.) Top

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Germination/Propagation Top

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Sow seeds immediately as their viability decreases rapidly, or they best germinate when fresh. If stored, seeds might need temperature cycling and patience to germinate.

seed very poisonous, wash hands after handling, 20°C x 4 weeks, then -7°C x 6 weeks, then 10°C; germinates well with fresh seed and with seed stored 5 months dry

Distribution (via POWO/KEW) Top

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- Extinct

- Introduced

- Native

Asia-temperate click to expand
- China
  - Inner Mongolia
  - Manchuria
- Mongolia
  - Mongolia
- Siberia
  - Altay
  - Buryatiya
  - Chita
  - Irkutsk
  - Krasnoyarsk
  - Tuva
  - West Siberia

Europe click to expand
- Eastern Europe
  - Central European Russia
  - East European Russia
  - North European Russia
- Northern Europe
  - Finland
  - Norway
  - Sweden

Links to other databases Top

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Database	ID/link to page
World Flora Online	wfo-0000518061
Tropicos	27100269
KEW	urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:707807-1
The Plant List	kew-2619505
Open Tree Of Life	586782
Observations.org	144063
NCBI Taxonomy	112593
IPNI	707807-1
GBIF	6374443
EOL	2903522
Elurikkus	578218
USDA GRIN	1353
PFAF	Aconitum septentrionale

Genomes (via NCBI) Top

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Scientific Literature Top

Below are displayed the latest 15 articles published in PMC (PubMed Central®) and other sources (DOI number only)!
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Morphometric Characteristics and Genetic Issr Marker Variability in Rhodiola rosea L. (Crassulaceae) in Different Ecological and Geographic Conditions in the Altai Republic

Dorogina OV, Kuban IN, Achimova AA, Williams N, Lashchinskiy NN, Zhmud EV

Int J Mol Sci

16-Oct-2023

PMCID:	PMC10607822
doi:	10.3390/ijms242015224
PMID:	37894905

Xylaria species associated with fallen leaves and petioles

Ju YM, Hsieh HM

Bot Stud

14-Jul-2023

PMCID:	PMC10348963
doi:	10.1186/s40529-023-00377-w
PMID:	37450221

Antiviral effects of the petroleum ether extract of Tournefortia sibirica L. against enterovirus 71 infection in vitro and in vivo

Huang X, Li J, Hong Y, Jiang C, Wu J, Wu M, Sheng R, Liu H, Sun J, Xin Y, Su W

Front Pharmacol

29-Nov-2022

PMCID:	PMC9744809
doi:	10.3389/fphar.2022.999798
PMID:	36523495

Agricultural Crops Grown in Laboratory Conditions on Chernevaya Taiga Soil Demonstrate Unique Composition of the Rhizosphere Microbiota

Kravchenko I, Rayko M, Tikhonova E, Konopkin A, Abakumov E, Lapidus A

Microorganisms

31-Oct-2022

PMCID:	PMC9695958
doi:	10.3390/microorganisms10112171
PMID:	36363763

Current state of populations of Rhodiola rosea L. (Crassulaceae) in East Kazakhstan

Kubentayev SA, Zhumagul MZ, Kurmanbayeva MS, Alibekov DT, Kotukhov JA, Sitpayeva GT, Mukhtubayeva SK, Izbastina KS

Bot Stud

07-Nov-2021

PMCID:	PMC8572951
doi:	10.1186/s40529-021-00327-4
PMID:	34746988

Fungal Metagenome of Chernevaya Taiga Soils: Taxonomic Composition, Differential Abundance and Factors Related to Plant Gigantism

Rayko M, Sokornova S, Lapidus A

J Fungi (Basel)

27-Oct-2021

PMCID:	PMC8620766
doi:	10.3390/jof7110908
PMID:	34829197

Multi-locus phylogenetic analysis of lophiostomatoid fungi motivates a broad concept of Lophiostoma and reveals nine new species

Andreasen M, Skrede I, Jaklitsch WM, Voglmayr H, Nordén B

Persoonia

12-Jun-2021

PMCID:	PMC9311397
doi:	10.3767/persoonia.2021.46.09
PMID:	35935892

Relationship between Species Richness, Biomass and Structure of Vegetation and Mycobiota along an Altitudinal Transect in the Polar Urals

Shiryaev AG, Peintner U, Elsakov VV, Sokovnina SY, Kosolapov DA, Shiryaeva OS, Devi NM, Grigoriev AA

J Fungi (Basel)

09-Dec-2020

PMCID:	PMC7770575
doi:	10.3390/jof6040353
PMID:	33317092

An essay on ecosystem availability of Nicotiana glauca graham alkaloids: the honeybees case study

Kasiotis KM, Evergetis E, Papachristos D, Vangelatou O, Antonatos S, Milonas P, Haroutounian SA, Machera K

BMC Ecol

06-Nov-2020

PMCID:	PMC7646078
doi:	10.1186/s12898-020-00325-3
PMID:	33158433

“A herder’s duty is to think”: landscape partitioning and folk habitats of Mongolian herders in a mountain forest steppe (Khuvsugul-Murun region)

Gantuya B, Avar Á, Babai D, Molnár Á, Molnár Z

J Ethnobiol Ethnomed

20-Nov-2019

PMCID:	PMC6868869
doi:	10.1186/s13002-019-0328-x
PMID:	31747913

The list of species registered in taiga meadow community during succession under enhanced radioactive background

Gruzdev B, Maystrenko T, Belykh E, Rybak A

Data Brief

05-May-2018

PMCID:	PMC5993173
doi:	10.1016/j.dib.2018.04.121
PMID:	29892628

A synopsis of the saddle fungi (Helvella: Ascomycota) in Europe – species delimitation, taxonomy and typification

Skrede I, Carlsen T, Schumacher T

Persoonia

14-Sep-2017

PMCID:	PMC5832953
doi:	10.3767/persoonia.2017.39.09
PMID:	29503476

Population Structure of Sclerotinia subarctica and Sclerotinia sclerotiorum in England, Scotland and Norway

Clarkson JP, Warmington RJ, Walley PG, Denton-Giles M, Barbetti MJ, Brodal G, Nordskog B

Front Microbiol

04-Apr-2017

PMCID:	PMC5378995
doi:	10.3389/fmicb.2017.00490
PMID:	28421039

Selective Extraction of Flavonoids from Sophora flavescens Ait. by Mechanochemistry

Zhang Q, Yu J, Wang Y, Su W

Molecules

29-Jul-2016

PMCID:	PMC6273523
doi:	10.3390/molecules21080989
PMID:	27483227

Pyrethroids and Nectar Toxins Have Subtle Effects on the Motor Function, Grooming and Wing Fanning Behaviour of Honeybees (Apis mellifera)

Oliver CJ, Softley S, Williamson SM, Stevenson PC, Wright GA

PLoS One

17-Aug-2015

PMCID:	PMC4539190
doi:	10.1371/journal.pone.0133733
PMID:	26280999

Phytochemical Profile Top

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Name	PubChem ID	Canonical SMILES	MW	Found in	Proof
> Benzenoids / Benzene and substituted derivatives / Benzoic acids and derivatives / Benzoic acid esters
(3-Ethyl-8,12,14,17-tetramethoxy-16-oxo-3-azahexacyclo[7.6.3.110,13.01,11.02,9.05,18]nonadecan-5-yl)methyl 2-aminobenzoate	163192832	Click to see CCN1CC2(CCC(C34C2C(C(=O)C5(C31)CC(C6CC4C5C6OC)OC)OC)OC)COC(=O)C7=CC=CC=C7N	568.70	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02238219
> Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Prenol lipids / Diterpenoids / Aconitane-type diterpenoid alkaloids
(1S,2R,3R,4S,5R,6S,8R,9R,10R,13S,16S,17R,18R)-11-ethyl-13-(hydroxymethyl)-4,6,16,18-tetramethoxy-11-azahexacyclo[7.7.2.12,5.01,10.03,8.013,17]nonadecan-8-ol	102177202	Click to see	451.60	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1016/S0040-4020(01)90782-3
(1S,2R,3R,4S,5R,6S,8R,9S,10S,13S,16S,17R,18S)-11-ethyl-4,6,16,18-tetramethoxy-13-(methoxymethyl)-11-azahexacyclo[7.7.2.12,5.01,10.03,8.013,17]nonadecane-8,9-diol	97960151	Click to see CCN1CC2(CCC(C34C2C(C(C31)(C5(CC(C6CC4C5C6OC)OC)O)O)OC)OC)COC	481.60	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1002/CHIN.200647206
(1S,5R,6S,8R,9S,13S,16S)-11-ethyl-13-(hydroxymethyl)-4,6,16,18-tetramethoxy-11-azahexacyclo[7.7.2.12,5.01,10.03,8.013,17]nonadecane-8,9-diol	145994515	Click to see CCN1CC2(CCC(C34C2C(C(C31)(C5(CC(C6CC4C5C6OC)OC)O)O)OC)OC)CO	467.60	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1002/CHIN.200647206 https://doi.org/10.1021/NP50089A006 https://doi.org/10.1016/S0040-4020(01)90782-3 https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00630537
[(1S,5R,6S,8R,9S,13S,16S)-11-ethyl-8,9-dihydroxy-4,6,16,18-tetramethoxy-11-azahexacyclo[7.7.2.12,5.01,10.03,8.013,17]nonadecan-13-yl]methyl 2-(2,5-dioxopyrrolidin-1-yl)benzoate	145994500	Click to see	668.80	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00597658
4-[2-[[(1S,2R,3R,4S,5R,6S,8R,9S,10S,13S,16S,17R,18S)-11-ethyl-8,9-dihydroxy-4,6,16,18-tetramethoxy-11-azahexacyclo[7.7.2.12,5.01,10.03,8.013,17]nonadecan-13-yl]methoxycarbonyl]anilino]-4-oxobutanoic acid	101611194	Click to see	686.80	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1016/S0040-4020(01)90782-3
Anthranoyllycoctonine	441708	Click to see	586.70	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00630537 https://doi.org/10.1021/NP50089A006 https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01167578
CID 11972492	11972492	Click to see CCN1CC2(CCC(C34C2C(C(C31)(C5(CC(C6CC4C5C6OC)OC)O)O)OC)OC)CO	467.60	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00630537 https://doi.org/10.1021/NP50089A006 https://doi.org/10.1016/S0040-4020(01)90782-3
Lycaconitine	441745	Click to see	668.80	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00597658
Septentrionine	441754	Click to see	714.80	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1021/NP50089A006
> Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Prenol lipids / Diterpenoids / Kaurane diterpenoids / Napelline-type diterpenoid alkaloids
(1R,2R,5R,7R,8R,9R,13R,16S,17R)-11-ethyl-7,16-dihydroxy-13-methyl-6-methylidene-11-azahexacyclo[7.7.2.15,8.01,10.02,8.013,17]nonadecan-4-one	441755	Click to see	357.50	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00630537 https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00597658
(1R,5S,7R,8R,9R,13R)-11-ethyl-7,16-dihydroxy-13-methyl-6-methylidene-11-azahexacyclo[7.7.2.15,8.01,10.02,8.013,17]nonadecan-4-one	139291804	Click to see	357.50	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00630537 https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00597658
> Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Prenol lipids / Diterpenoids / Lappaconitine-type diterpenoid alkaloids
(11-Ethyl-3,8,9-trihydroxy-4,6,16-trimethoxy-11-azahexacyclo[7.7.2.12,5.01,10.03,8.013,17]nonadecan-13-yl) 2-acetamidobenzoate	494475	Click to see	600.70	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00630537
(1R,2R,3S,4S,5R,6S,8S,9S,10R,13S,16S,17S)-11-ethyl-4,6,16-trimethoxy-11-azahexacyclo[7.7.2.12,5.01,10.03,8.013,17]nonadecane-2,3,8,13-tetrol	101826496	Click to see	439.50	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00597658
(1R,2S,3S,4S,5R,6S,8S,9S,10R,13S,16S,17S)-11-ethyl-4,6,16-trimethoxy-11-azahexacyclo[7.7.2.12,5.01,10.03,8.013,17]nonadecane-3,8,13-triol	101297658	Click to see	423.50	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00597658 https://doi.org/10.1016/S0040-4020(01)90782-3
[(1R,2R,3S,4S,5R,6S,8S,9S,10R,13S,16S,17S)-11-ethyl-2,3,8-trihydroxy-4,6,16-trimethoxy-11-azahexacyclo[7.7.2.12,5.01,10.03,8.013,17]nonadecan-13-yl] 2-acetamidobenzoate	102400123	Click to see	600.70	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1016/S0040-4020(01)90782-3
[(1S,2S,3S,4S,5S,6S,8S,9S,10S,13R,16S,17S)-11-ethyl-3,8-dihydroxy-4,6,16-trimethoxy-11-azahexacyclo[7.7.2.12,5.01,10.03,8.013,17]nonadecan-13-yl] 2-acetamidobenzoate	134688676	Click to see	584.70	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1139/V67-161 https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00596656 https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00597658 https://doi.org/10.1021/NP50093A017 https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00630537 https://doi.org/10.1016/S0040-4020(01)90782-3
[(1S,2S,3S,4S,6S,8S,9R,10S,13S,16S,17S)-11-ethyl-3,8,9-trihydroxy-4,6,16-trimethoxy-11-azahexacyclo[7.7.2.12,5.01,10.03,8.013,17]nonadecan-13-yl] 2-acetamidobenzoate	102004661	Click to see	600.70	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00630537
[(1S,3S,4S,5R,6S,8S,9S,13S,16S)-11-ethyl-3,8-dihydroxy-4,6,16-trimethoxy-11-azahexacyclo[7.7.2.12,5.01,10.03,8.013,17]nonadecan-13-yl] 2-aminobenzoate	139292110	Click to see CCN1CC2(CCC(C34C2CC(C31)C5(CC(C6CC4C5(C6OC)O)OC)O)OC)OC(=O)C7=CC=CC=C7N	542.70	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1021/NP50089A006 https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00630537 https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00597658 https://doi.org/10.1016/S0040-4020(01)90782-3
11-Ethyl-8,9-dihydroxy-4,6,16-trimethoxy-11-azahexacyclo[7.7.2.12,5.01,10.03,8.013,17]nonadecan-18-one	162998598	Click to see	421.50	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1139/V67-161
11-Ethyl-9-hydroxy-4,6,16-trimethoxy-11-azahexacyclo[7.7.2.12,5.01,10.03,8.013,17]nonadecan-18-one	73813838	Click to see CCN1CC2CCC(C34C2C(=O)C(C31)(C5CC(C6CC4C5C6OC)OC)O)OC	405.50	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00630653 https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01167578
Lappaconidine	101324719	Click to see	409.50	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00597658 https://doi.org/10.1016/S0040-4020(01)90782-3 https://doi.org/10.1021/NP50089A006
Npc101515	441743	Click to see	584.70	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00596656 https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00597658 https://doi.org/10.1021/NP50093A017 https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00630537 https://doi.org/10.1139/V67-161 https://doi.org/10.1016/S0040-4020(01)90782-3
O(sup 1)-Methyllappaconidine	168151	Click to see	423.50	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1016/S0040-4020(01)90782-3 https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00597658
Sepaconitine	101826495	Click to see	558.70	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00630537 https://doi.org/10.1021/NP50089A006 https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00596656
> Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Prenol lipids / Diterpenoids / Villanovane, atisane, trachylobane or helvifulvane diterpenoids / Atisane diterpenoids
(1R,2S,3S,5S,6R,8R,9S,11S,14S,16S,17S,18S)-5-methyl-12-methylidene-7-azaheptacyclo[9.6.2.01,8.05,17.07,16.09,14.014,18]nonadecane-2,3,6,18-tetrol	162921524	Click to see	345.40	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1021/NP50056A012
(2,6,18-Trihydroxy-5-methyl-12-methylidene-7-azaheptacyclo[9.6.2.01,8.05,17.07,16.09,14.014,18]nonadecan-3-yl) acetate	162990211	Click to see CC(=O)OC1CC2(C3C4CC56CC(=C)C7CC5C(C3(C1O)C6(C7)O)N4C2O)C	387.50	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1021/NP50093A017
Anthorine	441709	Click to see CC12CCCC3(C1CCC45C3CC(CC4)C(=C)C5O)C6N(C2)CCO6	343.50	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1139/V67-161
Unii-V81K1mmx3X	135897293	Click to see	343.50	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1139/V67-161
> Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Prenol lipids / Diterpenoids / Villanovane, atisane, trachylobane or helvifulvane diterpenoids / Atisane diterpenoids / Hetidine-type diterpenoid alkaloids
(1S,5S,11S,12S,14R,16R,18S,20R,21R)-5-methyl-15-methylidene-10-oxa-7-azaheptacyclo[12.6.2.01,11.05,20.07,11.012,17.017,21]docosane-16,18-diol	102007688	Click to see	357.50	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1139/V94-015
5-Methyl-15-methylidene-10-oxa-7-azaheptacyclo[12.6.2.01,11.05,20.07,11.012,17.017,21]docosane-16,18-diol	73657602	Click to see CC12CCCC34C1CC(C56C3CC(CC5C47N(C2)CCO7)C(=C)C6O)O	357.50	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1139/V67-161
> Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Prenol lipids / Diterpenoids / Villanovane, atisane, trachylobane or helvifulvane diterpenoids / Atisane diterpenoids / Hetisine-type diterpenoid alkaloids
Septentriosine	189305	Click to see	345.40	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1021/NP50056A012
> Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Prenol lipids / Triterpenoids
Alpha-Amyrin	73170	Click to see	426.70	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1139/V67-161
Beta-Amyrin	73145	Click to see CC1(CCC2(CCC3(C(=CCC4C3(CCC5C4(CCC(C5(C)C)O)C)C)C2C1)C)C)C	426.70	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1139/V67-161
Urs-12-en-3-one	612828	Click to see CC1CCC2(CCC3(C(=CCC4C3(CCC5C4(CCC(=O)C5(C)C)C)C)C2C1C)C)C	424.70	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1139/V67-161
> Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Steroids and steroid derivatives / Ergostane steroids / Ergosterols and derivatives
(3S,8S,9S,14S,17R)-17-[(2R,5R)-5,6-dimethylheptan-2-yl]-10,13-dimethyl-2,3,4,7,8,9,11,12,14,15,16,17-dodecahydro-1H-cyclopenta[a]phenanthren-3-ol	134766514	Click to see	400.70	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1139/V67-161
> Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Steroids and steroid derivatives / Stigmastanes and derivatives
17-(5-ethyl-6-methylheptan-2-yl)-10,13-dimethyl-2,3,4,7,8,9,11,12,14,15,16,17-dodecahydro-1H-cyclopenta[a]phenanthren-3-ol	86821	Click to see CCC(CCC(C)C1CCC2C1(CCC3C2CC=C4C3(CCC(C4)O)C)C)C(C)C	414.70	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1139/V67-161
Stigmasterol	5280794	Click to see	412.70	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1139/V67-161

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Aconitum septentrionale

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