Lamiaceae FAMILY

Nepeta laevigata

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

2/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Nepeta laevigata is a herbaceous perennial with erect, usually branched stems; it grows around 20 - 80cm 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. , 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 RangeAsia - Himalayan regions of Afghanistan, Pakistan, northwest India, Nepal and China

HabitatOpen slopes, gravelly slopes, grasslands, grassy slopes, coniferous forests in drier areas; at elevations from 2,200 - 4,500 metres[ 372 Title Flowers of India Publication Author Website http://www.flowersofindia.net/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description A wed site of native Indian plants, plus cultivated and naturalized species. It has good quality photos and terse details on more than 3,000 species and cultivars. ].