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FamilyLAMIACEAE
Genus speciesNepeta yanthina Franch. 
BibliographyBull. Mus. Hist. Nat. (Paris) 3: 324 (1897)
Native RangeTibet
Primary BiomeTemperate
Habitatscree
Altitude4200-4300m
Descriptionleaves petiolate, broadly ovate to ovate-cordate, 10-25mm, irregularly crenate, floral whorls remote, many flowered, flowers ca. 12mm long
Size15-30cm
Colorbluish purple
Bloomsummer
Ca
Typeperennial
Cultivationgravelly, humous, moist, sunny site
alpine house, moist, humous, gravelly soil, sun
Propagationseed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 16-21°C
division in early spring; basal cuttings in late spring
Territory3 Asia-Temperate
     36 China (CHT Tibet)
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