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Dracocephalum aucheri Boiss.  
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FamilyLAMIACEAE
Genus speciesDracocephalum aucheri Boiss. 
BibliographyDiagn. Pl. Orient. 5: 25 (1844)
Native RangeIran to se. Turkey
Primary BiomeTemperate
Habitatrocks
Altitude3000-3800m
Descriptioncinereous sericeous-tomentose, leaves minute, petiolate, triangular-orbiculate, pinnatipartite, segments 5-7, ovate, whorls crowded in dense, ovate head
Size5-10cm
Colorlilac, violet
Bloomsummer
Ca-
Typeperennial
Cultivationsunny rock crevices, protection against winter wet
alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun
Propagationseed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 10-16°C
division in early spring; basal cuttings in late spring
SynonymsDracocephalum botryoides Boiss. & Buhse
Nepeta lagopsioides Parsa
Teucrium palmatum Nábělek
Territory3 Asia-Temperate
     34 Western Asia (IRN Iran, TUR Turkey)
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