| Family | LAMIACEAE |
| Genus species | Nepeta podostachys Benth. |
| Synonyms | Nepeta kandagarica Kudr. |
| Nepeta maracandia Bunge | |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Altitude | 2700-4100m |
| Description | stems pubescent, lower leaves petiolate, ovate, the upper oblong-lanceolate to linear, subsessile, remotely serrate, flowers verticillate in long, interrupted spike |
| Size | 15-40cm |
| Color | white, lilac blue |
| Bloom | summer, autumn |
| Ca | |
| Type | tuft, fl. stem decumbent |
| Cultivation | rock crevices with favourable water regime, eastern slopes alpine house, poor, drained soil, shading in summer |
| Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 16-21°C division in early spring; basal cuttings in late spring |
| Territory |
Asia-Temperate
Middle Asia Western Asia (Afghanistan ) Asia-Tropical Indian Subcontinent (Pakistan , West Himalaya) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | LAMIACEAE
podostachys darwasica A.L.Budantzev, Bot. Zhurn. (Moscow & Leningrad) 75(7): 1009 (1990)
podostachys paulsenii (Briq.) A.L.Budantzev, Bot. Zhurn. (Moscow & Leningrad) 78(1): 99 (1993)
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