| Family | LAMIACEAE |
| Genus species | Nepeta podostachys Benth. |
| Bibliography | Prodr. [A.P.de Candolle] 12: 372 (1848) |
| Native Range | Afghanistan to w. Himalaya |
| Primary Biome | Subalpine |
| 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 | perennial |
| 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 |
| Synonyms | Glechoma maracandia (Bunge) Kuntze Glechoma podostachys (Benth.) Kuntze Nepeta kandagarica Kudr. Nepeta maracandia Bunge Nepeta podostachys var. hypoluciphylla Reshi |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 34 Western Asia (AFG Afghanistan) 4 Asia-Tropical 40 Indian Subcontinent (PAK Pakistan, WHM West Himalaya) |