Caucasian scorpionfish

Caucasian scorpionfish
	Caucasian scorpionfish ( Dracocephalum botryoides )
Systematics
Family :	Mint family (Lamiaceae)
Subfamily :	Nepetoideae
Tribe :	Mentheae
Sub tribus :	Nepetinae
Genre :	Scorpionfish ( Dracocephalum )
Type :	Caucasian scorpionfish
Scientific name
	Dracocephalum botryoides
	Steven

The Caucasian scorpionfish ( Dracocephalum botryoides ) is a species of scorpionfish ( Dracocephalum ) in the mint family (Lamiaceae).

description

The Caucasian scorpionfish is an evergreen dwarf shrub that reaches heights of between 5 and 15 centimeters. The leaves are up to 2 centimeters long, their underside is felty. The sections of the leaves are elongated, their tips are blunt. The crown is 9 to 12 millimeters long. The anthers are bare.

The flowering period extends from April to May.

The number of chromosomes is 2n = 12.

distribution

The species occurs in the Caucasus on stony slopes and on river banks at altitudes of 2300 to 2500 meters.

Systematics

Dracocephalum botryoides was in 1812 by Christian von Steven in Mémoires de la Société Impériale of Naturalistes de Moscou , Volume 3, page 266 firstdescribed . Synonyms for Dracocephalum botryoides Steven are Ruyschiana botryoides ( Steven ) House and Nepeta pinnatifida Fisch.

use

The Caucasian 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 botryoides at Tropicos.org. In: IPCN Chromosome Reports . Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis
↑ Rafaël Govaerts (ed.): Dracocephalum botryoides. In: World Checklist of Selected Plant Families (WCSP) - The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew . Retrieved April 24, 2020.

Web links

Commons : Caucasian Scorpionfish ( Dracocephalum botryoides ) - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

[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 botryoides at Tropicos.org. In: IPCN Chromosome Reports . Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis

[WCSP-3] Rafaël Govaerts (ed.): Dracocephalum botryoides. In: World Checklist of Selected Plant Families (WCSP) - The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew . Retrieved April 24, 2020.