Lamiaceae FAMILY

Nepeta multifida

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Nepeta multifida is a perennial plant with woody rhizomes and numerous erect stems that are more or less woody, at least near the base; it can grow up to 40cm tall[ 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. ]. The plant is the source of an essential oil.

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate

Native RangeAsia - from western Siberia, Mongolia and northern China to Russian Far East and Korea

HabitatMargins of pine forests, grassy slopes, wet grasslands; at elevations from 1,300 - 2,000 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. ]. Steppe zone and adjacent parts of forest zone, meadows, exposed grassy and stony slopes of river banks, hills and mountains[ 74 Title Flora of the USSR. Publication Author Komarov. V. L. Website http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org Publisher Israel Program for Scientific Translation Year 1968 ISBN - Description An immense (25 or more large volumes) and not yet completed translation of the Russian flora. Full of information on plant uses and habitats but heavy going for casual readers. It can be downloaded from the Internet. ].