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Nepeta elegantissima Jamzad & Serpoosh.  
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FamilyLAMIACEAE
Genus speciesNepeta elegantissima Jamzad & Serpoosh. 
BibliographyNordic J. Bot. 36(1-2)-e01600: 12 (2017)
Native Ranges. Turkmenistan to ne. Iran
Primary BiomeTemperate
Habitatrocky slopes
Descriptionleaves shortly petiolate, pubescent, resinose-punctate, ovate, incised crenate, at base truncate, whorls 2-4, very remote, bracts minute, linear-oblong
Size15-30cm
Colorpinkish violet
Bloomlate spring
Ca
Typesubshrub
Cultivationsunny rock crevices, protection against winter wet
alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun
Propagationseed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 16-21°C
cuttings in late summer
SynonymsHymenocrater elegans Bunge
Hymenocrater paniculatus Bunge
Territory3 Asia-Temperate
     32 Middle Asia (TKM Turkmenistan)
     34 Western Asia (IRN Iran)
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