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Nepeta floccosa Benth.  
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FamilyLAMIACEAE
Genus speciesNepeta floccosa Benth. 
BibliographyLabiat. Gen. Spec.: 736 (1835)
Native RangeAfghanistan to Xinjiang and w. Himalaya
Primary BiomeSubalpine
Habitatrocky slopes
Altitude2100-3800m
Descriptionlemon scented, leaves broadly cordate, 1-4cm long, densely white lanate, flowers 8-10mm long in sparsely branched, verticillate spike, calyx purple
Size20-90cm
Colorblue, bluish
Bloomlate summer
Ca
Typeperennial
Cultivationrock crevices with favourable water regime, eastern slopes
alpine house, poor, drained soil, shading in summer
Propagationseed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 16-21°C
division in early spring; basal cuttings in late spring
SynonymsNepeta alii Jehan
Nepeta floccosa var. densiflora Reshi
Nepeta kunlunshanica C.Y.Yang & B.Wang
Nepeta vakhanica Pojark.
Territory3 Asia-Temperate
     32 Middle Asia (TZK Tadzhikistan)
     34 Western Asia (AFG Afghanistan)
     36 China (CHT Tibet, CHX Xinjiang)
4 Asia-Tropical
     40 Indian Subcontinent (PAK Pakistan, WHM West Himalaya)
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