Lamiaceae FAMILY

Nepeta nuda

Edibility

2/5

Medicinal

3/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Nepeta nuda is a herbaceous perennial plant with several erect stems growing around 20 - 120cm tall[ 93 Title Flora of Turkey. Publication Author Davis. P. H. Publisher Edinburgh University Press Year 1965 ISBN - Description Not for the casual reader, this is an immense work in many volumes. Some details of plant uses and habitats. , 266 Title Flora of China Publication Author Website http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/china/ Publisher Missouri Botanical Garden Press; St. Louis. Year 1994 ISBN Description An excellent, comprehensive resource in 25 volumes. In addition to the botanical information the flora also gives basic information on habitat and some uses. An on-line version is also available. , 2160 Title Illustrated Flora of Tajikistan and adjacent areas Publication Author Nowak. A. & Nobis M. Editors) Publisher Polish Botanical Society, Warsaw, Poland Year 2020 ISBN 978-83-954123-5-6 Description An excellent book, with one or more good photographs and terse information on 1,864 species of plants from Tajikistan - and it is made available free on a Creative Commons licence. ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a food and a medicine. Research has shown that the plant has a good potential for use in medicine, as well as in the food industry, for perfumery etc[ 2167 Title Phyto-pharmacological aspects of Nepeta nuda L.: A systematic review Publication Natural Medicinal Materials vol. 40 75-83 (2020) Author Aćimović M. et al Website http://dx.doi.org/10.5937/leksir2040075A Publisher Year 2020 ISBN Description ]. It is grown as an ornamental in gardens, where there are some named varieties.

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate

Native RangeEurasia - Poland, France, Spain and Portugal, east to western Siberia, western China (Xinjiang) and Iran

HabitatXeric shrubs, forbs; at elevations from 1,300 - 2,400 metres[ 2160 Title Illustrated Flora of Tajikistan and adjacent areas Publication Author Nowak. A. & Nobis M. Editors) Publisher Polish Botanical Society, Warsaw, Poland Year 2020 ISBN 978-83-954123-5-6 Description An excellent book, with one or more good photographs and terse information on 1,864 species of plants from Tajikistan - and it is made available free on a Creative Commons licence. ]. Grasslands below the forest zone, mountain basins, along valley streams; at elevations from 1,600 - 1,900 metres[ 266 Title Flora of China Publication Author Website http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/china/ Publisher Missouri Botanical Garden Press; St. Louis. Year 1994 ISBN Description An excellent, comprehensive resource in 25 volumes. In addition to the botanical information the flora also gives basic information on habitat and some uses. An on-line version is also available. ].