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Nepeta sibirica L.  
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FamilyLAMIACEAE
Genus speciesNepeta sibirica L. 
BibliographySp. Pl.: 572 (1753)
Native RangeSiberia to n. China
Primary BiomeTemperate
Habitatgrassland
Altitude500-2700m
Descriptionleaves petiolate, triangular-oblong, 3-9cm, denticulate, abaxially yellow glandular, floral whorls lax, in upper part of stem, flowers 20-29mm long, sparsely pubescent
Size30-40cm
Colorblue
Bloomlate summer
Ca
Typeperennial
Cultivationmesic, slightly humous, sunny site
alpine house, moist, rich, drained soil, sun
Propagationseed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 16-21°C
division in early spring; basal cuttings in late spring
SynonymsDracocephalum sibiricum (L.) L.
Glechoma sibirica (L.) Kuntze
Moldavica elata Moench
Nepeta macrantha Fisch.
Territory3 Asia-Temperate
     30 Siberia (ALT Altay, KRA Krasnoyarsk, TVA Tuva, WSB West Siberia)
     31 Russian Far East (KHA Khabarovsk)
     32 Middle Asia (KAZ Kazakhstan)
     36 China (CHI Inner Mongolia, CHN China North-Central, CHQ Qinghai)
     37 Mongolia
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