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Nodding Dragon's Head
Dracocephalum nutans
25 photos
Study shows up to four per card, from different observers, so you learn the species rather than one picture. Heart the good ones and swap any you do not like.
Photos you add are credited to you, and you keep the copyright.
Easily confused with
Thyme-leaf Dragon-headDracocephalum thymiflorum
carpet bugleAjuga reptans
Dracocephalum integrifolium
Meadow SageSalvia pratensis
Fetid DragonheadDracocephalum foetidum
Marsh WoundwortStachys palustris
Whorled ClarySalvia verticillata
Purple Wood SageSalvia nemorosa
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| United States | 2,814 |
|---|---|
| Alaska | 2,811 |
| Russia | 2,554 |
| Irkutsk Oblast | 632 |
| Altai Krai | 460 |
| Novosibirsk Oblast | 441 |
| Krasnoyarsk Krai | 197 |
| Altai Republic | 169 |
| Tomsk Oblast | 139 |
| Kemerovo Oblast | 123 |
Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.
Traits
Group and habits
- Pollinator-associated plantDescends from a plant lineage commonly associated with pollinators.Inferred from its group
Classification
| Kingdom | Plants · Plantae |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Vascular Plants · Tracheophyta |
| Class | Dicots · Magnoliopsida |
| Order | Mints, Plantains, Olives, and Allies · Lamiales |
| Family | Mint Family · Lamiaceae |
| Genus | dragonheads · Dracocephalum |
Sources
- Names, taxonomy and observation counts: www.inaturalist.org
- Photos and recordings: the creator and source are on each one.
- How much to rely on each source
Remember the name next time.
Practise Nodding Dragon's Head with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.