Dracocephalum is a genus of flowering plants in the family Lamiaceae, native to temperate regions of the Northern Hemisphere. These flowers, collectively called dragonhead, are annual or perennial herbaceous plants or subshrubs, growing to 15 to 90 centimeters tall. The genus has 89 species as currently circumscribed, which includes the formerly separate genera Hyssopus, Lallemantia, and others.[1] Older circumscriptions include 60[2] to 70 species.[3][4]

Species

Plants of the World Online accepts 89 species.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c Dracocephalum L. Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 16 April 2024.
  2. ^ Sonboli, A., et al. (2011). Molecular characterization of Iranian Dracocephalum (Lamiaceae) species based on RAPD data. Acta Biologica Szegediensis 55(2), 227-30.
  3. ^ Lazarević, P., et al. (2009). On the distribution of Dracocephalum ruyschiana (Lamiaceae) in the Balkan Peninsula. Phytologia Balcanica 15(2), 175-79.
  4. ^ Dracocephalum. Flora of China.

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