Family | LAMIACEAE |
Genus species | Prunella vulgaris ssp. hispida (Benth.) Hultén |
Synonyms | Prunella hispida Benth. |
Prunella cinerea Raf. | |
Habitat | grassland and thickets |
Altitude | 1500-4500m |
Description | densely hirsute, leaves petiolate, ovate to ovate-lanceolate, 1-3cm, sinuate-serrate, acute, spikes 2-3cm, flowers 15-18mm long, glabrous |
Size | 15-30cm |
Color | dark purple |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | tuft |
Cultivation | mesic, slightly humous, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, rich, drained soil, semi-shade |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C division in spring; cuttings in late summer |
Territory |
Asia-Temperate
China (China South-Central , Tibet ) Asia-Tropical Indian Subcontinent (Assam , East Himalaya , India) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | LAMIACEAE
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