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Dracocephalum officinalis (L.) Y.P.Chen & B.T.Drew  
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FamilyLAMIACEAE
Genus speciesDracocephalum officinalis (L.) Y.P.Chen & B.T.Drew 
BibliographyCladistics 38: 447 (2022)
Native RangeEurope, Medit. to Iran
Primary BiomeTemperate
Habitatsteppes
Descriptionleaves punctate, sessile, lanceolate or linear, flat, flowers in sessile whorls producing terminal spike, calyx lobes lanceolate, acuminate
Size20-60cm
Colorblue, violet, white
Bloomsummer
Ca+
Typesubshrub
Cultivationsunny site with a deep, drained soil
alpine house, rich, drained soil, sun
Propagationseed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C
cuttings in late summer
SynonymsHyssopus alopecuroides Fisch. ex Benth.
Hyssopus altissimus Mill.
Hyssopus angustifolius M.Bieb.
Hyssopus aristatus Godr.
Hyssopus beugesiacus Jord. & Fourr.
Hyssopus canescens (DC.) Nyman
Hyssopus caucasicus Spreng. ex Steud.
Hyssopus cinerascens Jord. & Fourr.
Hyssopus cinereus Pau
Hyssopus cretaceus Dubj.
Hyssopus decumbens Jord. & Fourr.
Hyssopus fischeri Steud.
Hyssopus hirsutus Hill
Hyssopus judaeorum Sennen
Hyssopus montanus Jord. & Fourr.
Hyssopus myrtifolius Desf.
Hyssopus officinalis L.
Hyssopus officinalis var. albus Weston
Hyssopus officinalis var. altissimum (Mill.) Alef.
Hyssopus officinalis ssp. angustifolius (M.Bieb.) Arcang.
Hyssopus officinalis var. angustifolius (M.Bieb.) Benth.
Hyssopus officinalis ssp. aristatus (Godr.) Nyman
Hyssopus officinalis var. aristatus (Godr.) Briq.
Hyssopus officinalis ssp. austro-oranensis Maire
Hyssopus officinalis ssp. borealis Domin
Hyssopus officinalis ssp. canescens (DC.) Nyman
Hyssopus officinalis var. canescens DC.
Hyssopus officinalis ssp. cinereus (Pau) O.Bolós & Vigo
Hyssopus officinalis var. cyaneus Alef.
Hyssopus officinalis var. decumbens (Jord. & Fourr.) St.-Lag.
Hyssopus officinalis var. decussata Pers,
Hyssopus officinalis var. latifolia Fisch. ex Benth.
Hyssopus officinalis var. maroccanus Litard & Maire
Hyssopus officinalis ssp. montanus (Jord. & Fourr.) Briq.
Hyssopus officinalis var. montanus (Jord. & Fourr.) St.-Lag.
Hyssopus officinalis var. pilifer Pant.
Hyssopus officinalis ssp. pilifer (Pant.) Murb.
Hyssopus officinalis f. roseus C.K.Schneid.
Hyssopus officinalis f. ruber (Weston) Hegi
Hyssopus officinalis var. ruber Weston
Hyssopus officinalis var. stenothrix Briq.
Hyssopus officinalis var. vulgaris Benth.
Hyssopus officinalis var. wolgensis Briq.
Hyssopus orientalis Adam ex Willd.
Hyssopus passionis Sennen & Elias
Hyssopus polycladus Jord. & Fourr.
Hyssopus pubescens Jord. & Fourr.
Hyssopus recticaulis Jord. & Fourr.
Hyssopus ruber Mill.
Hyssopus schleicheri G.Don
Hyssopus torresii Sennen
Hyssopus vulgaris Bubani
Thymus hyssopus E.H.L.Krause
Territory1 Europe
     11 Middle Europe (AUT Austria, CZE Czechoslovakia, HUN Hungary, SWI Switzerland)
     12 Southwestern Europe (FRA France, SPA Spain)
     13 Southeastern Europe (ALB Albania, BUL Bulgaria, GRC Greece, ITA Italy, YUG Yugoslavia)
     14 Eastern Europe (BLR Belarus, KRY Krym, RUC Central European Russia, RUS South European Russia, UKR Ukraine)
2 Africa
     20 Northern Africa (ALG Algeria, MOR Morocco)
3 Asia-Temperate
     33 Caucasus (NCS North Caucasus, TCS Transcaucasus)
     34 Western Asia (IRN Iran, TUR Turkey)
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