Family | LAMIACEAE |
Genus species | Dracocephalum imberbe Bunge |
Bibliography | Mém. Acad. Imp. Sci. St.-Pétersbourg Divers Savans 2: 560 (1835) |
Native Range | s. Siberia to Central Asia |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | grassland |
Altitude | 2000-2500m |
Description | basal leaves long petiolate, stem leaves shortly petiolate, reniform, deeply crenate, flowers ca. 25mm long, floral whorls few, crowded in head |
Size | 15-25cm |
Color | bluish purple |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | mesic, slightly humous, sunny site alpine house, moist, rich, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 10-16°C division in early spring; basal cuttings in late spring |
Synonyms | Dracocephalum alberti Regel Dracocephalum altaiense Hilterb. Dracocephalum altajense L. Dracocephalum crenatifolium Franch. Dracocephalum imberbe var. laniflorum (Rupr.) Herder Dracocephalum laniflorum Rupr. Ruyschiana imberbis (Bunge) House |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 30 Siberia (ALT Altay, KRA Krasnoyarsk, TVA Tuva) 32 Middle Asia (KAZ Kazakhstan, KGZ Kirgizistan, TKM Turkmenistan, TZK Tadzhikistan, UZB Uzbekistan) 36 China (CHX Xinjiang) |