Lamiaceae
American dragonhead
Dracocephalum parviflorum
- Family
- Lamiaceae
- Genus
- Dracocephalum
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Common names
By language (4)
- Chinese
- 小花青兰, 小花青蘭
- English
- American dragonhead
- Finnish
- Amerikanampiaisyrtti
- Swedish
- Amerikansk drakblomma
Synonyms
- Dracocephalum parviflorum var. chelonicum Lunell
- Ruyschiana parviflora (Nutt.) House
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Annual, Biennial, Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Alaska: native, Canada: native, Lower 48 states: native
Photos
Photo: Matt Lavin, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Matt Lavin, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Matt Lavin, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Matt Lavin, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Matt Lavin, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Matt Lavin, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Matt Lavin, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Matt Lavin, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Matt Lavin, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Matt Lavin, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Matt Lavin, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Matt Lavin, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.