Species Detail Forb

Flower head Grapevine Canyon - Sue Smith		Yavapai County Native & Naturalized Plants Dracocephalum parviflorum - American dragonhead Synonyms: Moldavica parviflora Other Common Names: dragonhead Plant Form: Forb or Subshrub Family: Lamiaceae
Flower head Grapevine Canyon - Sue Smith


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Forb Plant Description

Origin: Native Life Cycle: Biennial or annual
General Desc: Solitary or clustered stems arise from a taproot and are 6 to 32 inches tall. Leaves are coarsely serrate and flowers are crowded in a dense terminal or axillary cluster at the tip of the stems. This plant can also be a short-lived perennial.
Identification notes: Tall, upright leafy stemmed typically biennial or annual; leaf blades somewhat elliptic, serrate; leaf stems hairy; flower head dense and spike-like; small purplish-pink flowers that are strongly 2-lipped, upper lip entire or notched, lower lip 3-lobed.
Height: 8 to 30 inches

Habitat

Habitat Description: Open, moist sites and disturbed areas. Rocky limestone soil.
Plant Communities: Riparian, Disturbed Areas
Elevation: 3500 - 8000 feet

Flower Characteristics

Color: Purplish-pink Shape: Irregular in elongated clusters Tubular: Y Flowering Period: Jun - Aug
Description: The tiny flowers are 5-parted, under 1/2 inch long and irregularly tube-shaped. The dense, conical, spike-like cluster is 1 to 5 inches tall at the top of the stem.

Leaf and Stem Characteristics

Leaf Color: Green Leaf Type: Simple Leaf Shape: Narrow Leaf Margin: Toothed Leaf Attachment: Opposite Leaves Clasp: N
Hairs: Leaves and stems Spines: N
Leaf Description: Light green, coarsly toothed leaves stand stiffly out in an open, airy pattern from an erect, thick, square stem.

Fruit and Seed Characteristics

Fruit Type: Nutlet
Fruit Notes: The fruits are 1-seeded nutlets.


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