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Nepeta longibracteata Benth.  
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FamilyLAMIACEAE
Genus speciesNepeta longibracteata Benth. 
BibliographyLabiat. Gen. Spec.: 737 (1835)
Native Rangene. Afghanistan to Xinjiang and w. Himalaya
Primary BiomeSubalpine or Subarctic
Habitatscree and moraines
Altitude4900-5300m
Descriptionlemon scented, leaves obovate to oblanceolate, ca. 8mm long, with narrowly cuneate base and dentate apex, grey lanate, flowers ca. 9mm in head, bracts lanceolate, purple
Size9-12cm
Colorbluish violet
Bloomsummer
Ca
Typesubshrub
Cultivationgravelly, humous, moist, semi-shady site
alpine house, moist, humous, gravelly soil, semi-shade
Propagationseed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 16-21°C
basal cuttings in late spring
SynonymsGlechoma longibracteata (Benth.) Kuntze
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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