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Dracocephalum origanoides Stephan ex Willd.  
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FamilyLAMIACEAE
Genus speciesDracocephalum origanoides Stephan ex Willd. 
BibliographySp. Pl., ed. 4. 3: 151 (1800)
Native Rangesw. Siberia to Central Asia and Mongolia
Primary BiomeSubalpine
Habitatgrassland
Altitude1700-2500m
Descriptionleaves petiolate, pinnatipartite, ovate, pubescent, margins revolute, segments in 3 pairs, oblong to ovate, floral whorls crowded, bracts tridentate, flowers to 12mm long
Size5-10cm
Colorblue
Bloomsummer
Ca
Typeperennial
Cultivationhumous, moist, but in winter drier, semi-shady site
alpine house, moist, humous soil, shading in summer
Propagationseed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 10-16°C
division in early spring; basal cuttings in late spring
SynonymsDracocephalum pinnatum var. songaricum Lipsky
Ruyschiana origanoides (Stephan ex Willd.) House
Territory3 Asia-Temperate
     30 Siberia (ALT Altay, TVA Tuva)
     32 Middle Asia (KAZ Kazakhstan, KGZ Kirgizistan, TZK Tadzhikistan)
     36 China (CHX Xinjiang)
     37 Mongolia
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