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Meehania urticifolia (Miq.) Makino  
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Genus speciesMeehania urticifolia (Miq.) Makino 
SynonymsDracocephalum urticifolium Miq.
 Dracocephalum pedunculatum Sessé & Moc.
 Dracocephalum sinense S.Moore
Habitatthickets and woods
Descriptionstoloniferous, trailing outgrowths up to 1m long, leaves 3-6cm long, broadly ovate, obtusely dentate, long petiolate, flowers 4-5cm long, in secund, lax spike
Size20-40cm
Colorbluish purple, purple red
Bloomsummer
Ca
Typecarpet
Cultivationcold, shady site with a humous, moist soil
alpine house, moist, humous soil, shade
Propagationseed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 10-16°C
division in early spring; cuttings in spring
Territory Asia-Temperate
     Russian Far East (Primorye )
     China (Manchuria )
     Eastern Asia (Japan , Korea)
BibliographyPlants of the World online powo.science.kew.org
International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org
Comments

LAMIACEAE

Meehania urticifolia (Miq.) Makino, Bot. Mag. (Tokyo) 13: 159 (1889)

Basionym:
Dracocephalum urticifolium Miq., Ann. Mus. Bot. Lugduno-Batavi 2: 109 (1865)

Synonyms:
Cedronella urticifolia (Miq.) Maxim.
Glechoma urticifolia (Miq.) Makino

Dracocephalum pedunculatum Sessé & Moc.
Dracocephalum sinense S.Moore
Meehania urticifolia rosea J.Ohara

s. Primorye, Manchuria, c. & s. Japan, Korea
31 PRM 36 CHM 38 JAP KOR

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