Rock Scorpionfish

Rock Scorpionfish
	Rock scorpionfish ( Dracocephalum rupestre )
Systematics
	Asterids
	Euasterids I
Order :	Mint family (Lamiales)
Family :	Mint family (Lamiaceae)
Genre :	Scorpionfish ( Dracocephalum )
Type :	Rock Scorpionfish
Scientific name
	Dracocephalum rupestre
	Hance

The rock scorpionfish ( Dracocephalum rupestre ) is a species of scorpionfish ( Dracocephalum ) in the mint family (Lamiaceae).

description

The rock dragon's head is a perennial , herbaceous plant that reaches heights of between 15 and 40 (rarely up to 60) centimeters. The stem of the central stem leaves is 2 to 6 inches long. The base leaf blade is triangular-ovate. The crown is 35 to 40 millimeters long.

The flowering period extends from July to September.

distribution

The species occurs in western China on alpine grasslands and forest clearings at altitudes of 700 to 3100 meters.

use

The rock scorpionfish is rarely used as an ornamental plant for rock gardens.

Individual evidence

↑ ^a ^b ^c ^d Eckehart J. Jäger, Friedrich Ebel, Peter Hanelt, Gerd K. Müller (eds.): Exkursionsflora von Deutschland . Founded by Werner Rothmaler. tape 5 : Herbaceous ornamental and useful plants . Springer, Spektrum Akademischer Verlag, Berlin / Heidelberg 2008, ISBN 978-3-8274-0918-8 , pp. 506 .

[Rothmaler_5-1] Eckehart J. Jäger, Friedrich Ebel, Peter Hanelt, Gerd K. Müller (eds.): Exkursionsflora von Deutschland . Founded by Werner Rothmaler. tape 5 : Herbaceous ornamental and useful plants . Springer, Spektrum Akademischer Verlag, Berlin / Heidelberg 2008, ISBN 978-3-8274-0918-8 , pp. 506 .