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Dracocephalum discolor Bunge  
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FamilyLAMIACEAE
Genus speciesDracocephalum discolor Bunge 
BibliographyVerz. Altai Pfl.: 51 (1836)
Native Ranges. Siberia to Kazakhstan and Mongolia
Primary BiomeTemperate
Habitatrocky slopes
Descriptionleaves shortly petiolate, broadly ovate to orbiculate, 3-10mm, pinnatifid, segments oblong, obtuse, abaxially white lanate, flowers in ovoid head, corolla 12-15mm long
Size5-10cm
Colordark blue
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 origanoides Ledeb.
Ruyschiana discolor (Bunge) House
Territory3 Asia-Temperate
     30 Siberia (ALT Altay, KRA Krasnoyarsk, TVA Tuva)
     32 Middle Asia (KAZ Kazakhstan)
     37 Mongolia
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