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Nepeta crispa Willd.  
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FamilyLAMIACEAE
Genus speciesNepeta crispa Willd. 
BibliographySp. Pl., ed. 4. 3(1): 50 (1800)
Native RangeIran
Primary BiomeTemperate
Habitatrocky slopes
Descriptiongrey papilose-pubescent, leaves petiolate, cordate-ovate, obtuse, rugose, incised crenate, whorls dense in oblong head, bracts subulate, calyx hirsute
Size20-30cm
Colorblue
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
SynonymsGlechoma crispa (Willd.) Kuntze
Nepeta asterotricha Rech.f.
Nepeta betonicoides Stapf
Territory3 Asia-Temperate
     34 Western Asia (IRN Iran)
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