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Nepeta cephalotes Boiss.  
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FamilyLAMIACEAE
Genus speciesNepeta cephalotes Boiss. 
BibliographyDiagn. Pl. Orient. 5: 20 (1844)
Native Rangec. Iran
Primary BiomeTemperate
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 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
SynonymsGlechoma cephalotes (Boiss.) Kuntze
Nepeta longipetiolata Rech.f.
Territory3 Asia-Temperate
     34 Western Asia (IRN Iran)
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