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FamilyLAMIACEAE
Genus speciesNepeta cephalotes Boiss. 
SynonymsNepeta longipetiolata Rech.f.
Habitatrocky slopes
Descriptionwhite tomentose, leaves minute, thick, at base truncate, ovate-orbiculate, crenate, rugose, subsessile, flowers in long pedicellate, spherical head, bracts lanceolate
Size20-30cm
Colorblue
Bloomlate spring, summer
Ca
Typesubshrub
Cultivationsunny, dry, rock crevices, protection against winter wet
alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun
Propagationseed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 16-21°C
basal cuttings in late spring
Territory Asia-Temperate
     Western Asia (Iran)
BibliographyPlants of the World online powo.science.kew.org
International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org
Comments

LAMIACEAE

Nepeta cephalotes Boiss., Diagn. Pl. Orient. ser. 1. 5: 20 (1844)

Synonyms
Glechoma cephalotes (Boiss.) Kuntze

Nepeta longipetiolata Rech.f.

c. Iran
34 IRN

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