<b>chromosome-level genome assembly of </b><b><i>Dracocephalum rupestre</i></b><b> Hance</b>

<i>Dracocephalum rupestre</i> Hance is China's traditional herbal medicine in the family Labiatae with numerous health benefits, including anti-inflammatory, antiviral and anti-tumor activities. However, the genus <i>Dracocephalum</i> has no reference genome currently, which restricts the research on the breeding, cultivation and exploration of medicinal properties in <i>D.</i><i> </i><i>rupestre</i>. Thus, we present the first high-quality chromosome-level genome assembly of D. <i>rupestre</i> using a combination of Pacbio HiFi sequencing and Hi-C scaffolding technologies. The final genome was 435.45 Mb with a contig N50 of 49.83 Mb and a scaffold N50 of 59.06 Mb. The assembled sequences were anchored to 7 chromosomes with an integration efficiency of 96.96%. Furthermore, we predicted 25,865 protein-coding genes, 98.23% of which were functionally annotated. These results offer valuable resources for understanding the genetic basis of the unique phenotypes of <i>D. rupestre</i> and will facilitate further study of the functional genomic of this species.