Lamiaceae FAMILY

Nepeta ciliaris

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

2/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Nepeta ciliaris is a herbaceous perennial plant with erect, branched stems; it can grow around 60 - 90cm tall[ 1503 Title Indian Medicinal Planta Publication Author Kirkitar K.R.; Basu B.D. & Indian Civil Service Publisher Sudhindra Nath Basu, BahadurGanj; India Year 1918 ISBN Description ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a medicine

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate

Native RangeE. Asia - India, Nepal

HabitatAlong trails, on cultivated land; at elevations from 2,000 - 3,900 metres[ 272 Title Plants and People of Nepal Publication Author Manandhar. N. P. Publisher Timber Press. Oregon. Year 2002 ISBN 0-88192-527-6 Description Excellent book, covering over 1,500 species of useful plants from Nepal together with information on the geography and peoples of Nepal. Good descriptions of the plants with terse notes on their uses. ].