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Dracocephalum argunense Fisch. ex Link  
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FamilyLAMIACEAE
Genus speciesDracocephalum argunense Fisch. ex Link 
BibliographyMag. Aesthet. Bot. 1: t. 1 (1821)
Native Rangese. Siberia to n. & c. Japan
Primary BiomeTemperate
Habitatgrassland and thickets
Altitude200-800m
Descriptionleaves petiolate, oblong-lanceolate, 2-4cm, upper leaves sessile, lanceolate-linear, 4-7cm, floral whorls on upper 2-4 nodes, flowers 3-4cm long, pubescent
Size30-50cm
Colorbluish purple
Bloomsummer
Ca
Typeperennial
Cultivationmesic, slightly humous, semi-shady site
alpine house, moist, rich, drained soil, semi-shade
Propagationseed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 10-16°C
division in early spring; basal cuttings in late spring
SynonymsDracocephalum argunense var. japonicum (A.Gray) Kudo
Dracocephalum japonicum (A.Gray) Kudo
Dracocephalum ruyschiana var. argunense (Fisch. ex Rchb.) Nakai
Dracocephalum ruyschiana var. japonicum A.Gray
Dracocephalum ruyschiana var. speciosum Ledeb.
Ruyschiana argunensis (Fisch. ex Rchb.) House
Ruyschiana speciosa (Ledeb.) Regel
Territory3 Asia-Temperate
     30 Siberia (CTA Chita)
     31 Russian Far East (AMU Amur, KHA Khabarovsk, PRM Primorye)
     36 China (CHI Inner Mongolia, CHM Manchuria, CHN China North-Central)
     38 Eastern Asia (JAP Japan, KOR Korea)
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