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Dracocephalum botryoides Steven  
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FamilyLAMIACEAE
Genus speciesDracocephalum botryoides Steven 
BibliographyMém. Soc. Imp. Naturalistes Moscou 3: 266 (1812)
Native RangeCaucasus
Primary BiomeTemperate
Habitatgrassland
Altitude2500-3600m
Descriptioncinereous-sericeous, leaves minute, petiolate, ovate-orbiculate, pinnatifid, segments 5-7, ovate or linear, obtuse, whorls crowded in ovoid heads, bracts trifid
Size5-15cm
Colorpale violet
Bloomsummer
Ca
Typeperennial
Cultivationmesic, slightly humous, sunny site
alpine house, moist, rich, drained soil, sun
Propagationseed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 10-16°C
division in early spring; basal cuttings in late spring
SynonymsNepeta pinnatifida Fisch.
Ruyschiana botryoides (Steven) House
Territory3 Asia-Temperate
     33 Caucasus (NCS North Caucasus, TCS Transcaucasus)
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