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Nepeta rotundifolia (Benth.) Benth.  
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FamilyLAMIACEAE
Genus speciesNepeta rotundifolia (Benth.) Benth. 
BibliographyProdr. [A.P.de Candolle] 12: 392 (1848)
Native RangeTibet to w. Himalaya
Primary BiomeSubalpine
Habitatgrassland and scree
Altitude4550-5300m
Descriptionleaves petiolate, orbiculate, 12-25mm, coriaceous, crenate, pubescent-villose, cymes axillary, few flowered, shorter than leaves, flowers ca. 18mm long, erect
Size8-15cm
Colorwhite
Bloomsummer
Ca
Typeperennial
Cultivationhumous, moist, but in winter drier, semi-shady site
alpine house, moist, humous 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
SynonymsGlechoma rotundifolia (Benth.) Kuntze
Glechoma thibetica Jacq. ex Benth.
Marmoritis rotundifolia Benth.
Nepeta thibetica Benth.
Phyllophyton thibeticum (Benth.) C.Y.Wu
Pseudolophanthus thibetica (Benth.) Kuprian.
Territory3 Asia-Temperate
     36 China (CHT Tibet)
4 Asia-Tropical
     40 Indian Subcontinent (WHM West Himalaya)
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