Lamiaceae FAMILY

Nepeta discolor

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

2/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Nepeta discolor is a herbaceous perennial plant with a creeping, woody rootstock; it has unbranched to little-branched, slender, ascending stems and can grow around 10 - 30cm tall[ 287 Title Flora of Pakistan Publication Author Website http://www.efloras.org Publisher Year ISBN Description As of 2006, there is not much information on habitats available, but it is being developed and promises to be an excellent resource. ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a medicine

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate

Native RangeE. Asia - Himalayan region in northeast Afghanistan, Pakistan, north India, Nepal and Tibet

HabitatGrassy or gravelly slopes, forests, thickets; at elevations from 3,600 - 4,300 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. ].