| Family | LAMIACEAE |
| Genus species | Nepeta rotundifolia (Benth.) Benth. |
| Bibliography | Prodr. [A.P.de Candolle] 12: 392 (1848) |
| Native Range | Tibet to w. Himalaya |
| Primary Biome | Subalpine |
| Habitat | grassland and scree |
| Altitude | 4550-5300m |
| Description | leaves petiolate, orbiculate, 12-25mm, coriaceous, crenate, pubescent-villose, cymes axillary, few flowered, shorter than leaves, flowers ca. 18mm long, erect |
| Size | 8-15cm |
| Color | white |
| 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 rotundifolia (Benth.) Kuntze Glechoma thibetica Jacq. ex Benth. Marmoritis rotundifolia Benth. Nepeta thibetica Benth. Phyllophyton thibeticum (Benth.) C.Y.Wu Pseudolophanthus thibetica (Benth.) Kuprian. |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 36 China (CHT Tibet) 4 Asia-Tropical 40 Indian Subcontinent (WHM West Himalaya) |