| Family | LAMIACEAE |
| Genus species | Dracocephalum tanguticum Maxim. |
| Synonyms | Dracocephalum hookeri C.B.Clarke |
| Habitat | grassland and thickets |
| Altitude | 3200-5000m |
| Description | leaves pinnatisect, elliptic-ovate, 2-4cm, glabrous, segments 2-3 pairs, linear, floral whorls 2-6-flowered, flowers 20-27mm long, pubescent |
| Size | 20-60cm |
| Color | bluish purple, 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, 10-16°C division in early spring; basal cuttings in late spring |
| Territory |
Asia-Temperate
China (China South-Central , China North-Central , Qinghai , Tibet ) Asia-Tropical Indian Subcontinent (Nepal , West Himalaya) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | LAMIACEAE
tanguticum cinereum Hand.-Mazz., Acta Horti Gothob. 13: 343 (1939)
tanguticum nanum C.Y.Wu & W.T.Wang, Fl. Reipubl. Popularis Sin. 65(2): 591 (1977)
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