| Family | LAMIACEAE |
| Genus species | Dracocephalum paulsenii Briq. |
| Bibliography | Bot. Tidsskr. 28: 238 (1907) |
| Native Range | ne. Afghanistan to sw. Siberia and w. Himalaya |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | grassland |
| Altitude | 3500-4200m |
| Description | leaves shortly petiolate, pinnatipartite, ovate, 3-4mm long, adaxially green, abaxially white tomentose, floral whorls in spikes 2-3cm long, bracts purple, pinnate, flowers 10-12mm |
| Size | 5-15cm |
| 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 |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 30 Siberia (TVA Tuva) 32 Middle Asia (KGZ Kirgizistan, TZK Tadzhikistan) 34 Western Asia (AFG Afghanistan) 36 China (CHX Xinjiang) 37 Mongolia 4 Asia-Tropical 40 Indian Subcontinent (PAK Pakistan, WHM West Himalaya) |