Dracocephalum nutans L.

Species

Angiosperms > Lamiales > Lamiaceae > Dracocephalum

Characteristics

Stems single or numerous, basally unbranched or few branched, 16-55 cm, densely retrorse puberulent at apex, sparsely puberulent or glabrate basally. Petiole 2.5-5 cm; leaf blade broadly ovate, 0.8-23 × 0.8-23 cm, pubescent, base cordate, subtruncate, or broadly cuneate, margin acute serrate or denticulate, apex obtuse or acute. Verticillasters 8-12-flowered, in upper leaf axils; bracts elliptic to obovate, 3-5 mm, margin entire, ciliate, apex acute. Calyx purplish, 9-10 mm, veins pubescent, margin ciliate, indistinctly 2-lipped 1/4-1/3 its length; middle tooth of upper lip obovate, apex short spinescent, 2.5-3 × wider than other teeth, lateral teeth lanceolate; lower lip teeth lanceolate, apex spinescent-acuminate, with spines 1-2 mm. Corolla blue-purple, 1.2-1.9 cm, pubescent, upper lip slightly shorter than lower lip. Fl. Jul-Sep.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.1 - 0.3
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
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Fruit color -
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Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Light 7-9
Soil humidity 3-5
Soil texture 3-4
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 3-7

Usage

Uses medicinal
Edible -
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Mode -
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) 5
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -40
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

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Distribution

Dracocephalum nutans world distribution map, present in Chile, China, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Montenegro, Pakistan, and Russian Federation

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:446471-1
WFO ID wfo-0000945405
COL ID 37KB8
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Ruyschiana nutans Zornia nutans Dracocephalum microphyllum Dracocephalum alpinum Dracocephalum nutans Dracocephalum nutans var. alpinum Dracocephalum nutans subsp. subarctium