Family | LAMIACEAE |
Genus species | Nepeta nivalis Benth. |
Bibliography | Labiat. Gen. Spec.: 737 (1835) |
Native Range | Tibet to c. & w. Himalaya |
Primary Biome | Subalpine |
Habitat | grassland |
Altitude | 5000-5300m |
Description | hirsute and glandular, leaves sessile, orbiculate to subreniform, 15-22mm, crenate, flowers 15-17mm long, cymes sessile |
Size | 10-15cm |
Color | bluish |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | humous, moist, but in winter drier, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, humous soil, shading in summer |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 16-21°C division in early spring; basal cuttings in late spring |
Synonyms | Glechoma nivalis (Benth.) Press Marmoritis nivalis (Benth.) Hedge Phyllophyton nivale (Benth.) C.Y.Wu Pseudolophanthus nivalis (Benth.) Levin |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 36 China (CHT Tibet) 4 Asia-Tropical 40 Indian Subcontinent (NEP Nepal, WHM West Himalaya) |