Alien dragon head

Alien dragon head
	Alien scorpionfish ( Dracocephalum peregrinum )
Systematics
Family :	Mint family (Lamiaceae)
Subfamily :	Nepetoideae
Tribe :	Mentheae
Sub tribus :	Nepetinae
Genre :	Scorpionfish ( Dracocephalum )
Type :	Alien dragon head
Scientific name
	Dracocephalum peregrinum
	L.

The alien scorpionfish ( Dracocephalum peregrinum ) is a species of scorpionfish ( Dracocephalum ) in the mint family (Lamiaceae).

description

The alien dragon's head is a perennial , herbaceous plant that reaches heights of between 15 and 30 centimeters. The leaf margin is toothed with thorns. There is a small needle on the tip of the leaf. The crown is blue, red or white and 22 to 32 millimeters long.

The flowering period extends from June to August.

The number of chromosomes is 2n = 12.

distribution

The species occurs in southwest Siberia , Kazakhstan , Mongolia and in the Xinjiang Autonomous Region in northwest China on alpine grasslands and in crevices.

Systematics

Dracocephalum peregrinum was 1756 Linnaeus in Centuria II. Plantarum , page 20, first published . Synonyms for Dracocephalum peregrinum are Dracocephalum politowii Gand. , Ruyschiana peregrina ( L. ) House and Ruyschiana verticillata Mill.

use

The alien 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 .
↑ Dracocephalum peregrinum at Tropicos.org. In: IPCN Chromosome Reports . Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis
^ Carl von Linné: Centuria plantarum . tape 2 . Uppsala 1756, p. 20 ( First online publication of Dracocephalum peregrinum scanned at Biodiversity Heritage Library ).
↑ Rafaël Govaerts (ed.): Dracocephalum peregrinum. In: World Checklist of Selected Plant Families (WCSP) - The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew . Retrieved February 29, 2012.

Web links

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[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 .

[IPCN-2] Dracocephalum peregrinum at Tropicos.org. In: IPCN Chromosome Reports . Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis

[Centuria-3] Carl von Linné: Centuria plantarum . tape 2 . Uppsala 1756, p. 20 ( First online publication of Dracocephalum peregrinum scanned at Biodiversity Heritage Library ).

[WCSP-4] Rafaël Govaerts (ed.): Dracocephalum peregrinum. In: World Checklist of Selected Plant Families (WCSP) - The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew . Retrieved February 29, 2012.