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Nepeta lasiocephala Benth.  
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FamilyLAMIACEAE
Genus speciesNepeta lasiocephala Benth. 
BibliographyProdr. [A.P.de Candolle] 12: 380 (1848)
Native RangeIran
Primary BiomeTemperate
Habitatrocky slopes
Descriptionpale green, sparsely lanate, leaves minute, petiolate, ovate-orbiculate, crenate, flowers crowded in terminal spherical head, bracts numerous, lanate, linear-setose
Size5-10cm
Colorpinkish purple
Bloomlate spring, summer
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 teucrioides (Boiss.) Bunge
Glechoma teucrioides (Boiss.) Kuntze
Melissa teucrioides Boiss.
Nepeta teucrioides (Boiss.) Briq.
Territory3 Asia-Temperate
     34 Western Asia (IRN Iran)
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