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FamilyLAMIACEAE
Genus speciesNepeta discolor Royle ex Benth. 
BibliographyBot. Misc. 3: 378 (1833)
Native Rangene. Afghanistan to Tibet
Primary BiomeTemperate
Habitatgrassland and thickets
Altitude3300-5000m
Descriptionleaves broadly cordate, 1-2cm long, abaxially usually densely white lanate, flowers 1cm long, together with ovate, purple bracts, in oval to cylindrical spike
Size10-15cm
Colorpurple
Bloomlate summer, autumn
Ca
Typeperennial
Cultivationmesic, slightly humous, semi-shady site
alpine house, moist, rich, drained soil, semi-shade
Propagationseed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 16-21°C
division in early spring; basal cuttings in late spring
SynonymsGlechoma discolor (Royle ex Benth.) Kuntze
Nepeta discolor var. kargilica Reshi
Nepeta sabinei J.A.Schmidt
Territory3 Asia-Temperate
     34 Western Asia (AFG Afghanistan)
     36 China (CHT Tibet)
4 Asia-Tropical
     40 Indian Subcontinent (NEP Nepal, PAK Pakistan, WHM West Himalaya)
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