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Nepeta supina Steven  
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FamilyLAMIACEAE
Genus speciesNepeta supina Steven 
BibliographyMém. Soc. Imp. Naturalistes Moscou 3: 265 (1812)
Native RangeCaucasus to se. Turkey
Primary BiomeTemperate
Habitatrocks and scree
Altitude1800-3000m
Descriptionpapilose-pubescent, leaves subsessile, minute, ovate, cuneate, crenate, whorls 2-3-flowered producing ovate spike, bracts lanceolate, calyx hirsute, corolla tube curvate
Size10-30cm
Colorblue, bluish violet
Bloomsummer
Ca
Typeperennial
Cultivationsunny rock crevices, protection against winter wet
alpine house, poor, 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 caucasicum Lipsky & Akinf.
Glechoma supina (Steven) Kuntze
Nepeta caucasica Sommier & Levier
Nepeta fissa Benth.
Territory3 Asia-Temperate
     33 Caucasus (NCS North Caucasus, TCS Transcaucasus)
     34 Western Asia (TUR Turkey)
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