Dragonhead mint or American dragonhead
Dracocephalum parviflorum
About
Dracocephalum parviflorum, known as dragonhead mint or American dragonhead, is a wild North American mint growing across much of the United States, as well as much of Canada and Alaska. It grows as either an annual or biennial, producing clusters of small pink to violet flowers in whorls at the ends of many branching stems. The seeds are small, dark, and high in oil content, about 20%.
- Family
- Lamiaceae
How to use it
Dragonhead mint can be appreciated for its ornamental value in gardens, thanks to its charming clusters of flowers. Additionally, its seeds are high in oil content, which could have potential uses in various applications, although specific uses are not detailed.
Sources: en.wikipedia.org
Ecology
How it lives
- Propagated by
- Seed
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- Name
- Dracocephalum parviflorum
- Slug
- dracocephalum-parviflorum
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Family
- Lamiaceae
- Genus
- Dracocephalum
- Species
- parviflorum
- Wikidata QID
- Q5304642
- Propagule type
- seed
- Container suitable
- No
- Indoor suitable
- No
- OSSI pledged
- No
- Hazard level
- 1
- Data completeness
- 43
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