| Family | LAMIACEAE |
| Genus species | Nepeta betonicifolia C.A.Mey. |
| Bibliography | Verz. Pfl. Casp. Meer.: 92 (1831) |
| Native Range | w. Iran to w. Turkey |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | grassland |
| Description | silvery pubescent or hirsute, leaves subsessile, oblong-ovate, crenate, grey-green, inflorescence dense, spicate, lobes triangular, flowers 15-20mm long |
| Size | 20-45cm |
| Color | bright violet |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | perennial |
| Cultivation | mesic, slightly humous, sunny site alpine house, moist, rich, drained soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 16-21°C division in early spring; basal cuttings in late spring |
| Synonyms | Glechoma betonicifolia (C.A.Mey.) Kuntze Glechoma glabrescens (Boiss.) Kuntze Nepeta betonicifolia ssp. somkhetica (Kapeller) Menitsky Nepeta cordifolia K.Koch ex Boiss. Nepeta glabrescens Boiss. Nepeta grandiflora var. betonicifolia (C.A.Mey.) Kusn. Nepeta grossheimii Pojark. Nepeta kronenburgii Freyn Nepeta somkhetica Kapeller |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 33 Caucasus (TCS Transcaucasus) 34 Western Asia (IRN Iran, IRQ Iraq, TUR Turkey) |