Lamiaceae FAMILY

Nepeta glutinosa

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

2/5

Safety & Hazards

Grazing animals do not usually eat this plant because of specific smell and taste

Botanical Description

Nepeta glutinosa is a herbaceous perennial forming a large clump of erect or slightly ascending stems around 40 - 70cm tall, occasionally taller[ 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. , 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 harvested from the wild for local use as a medicine.

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate

Native RangeAsia - northeast Afghanistan, Tadzhikistan, northern Pakistan, northwest India, western China (Xinjiang)

HabitatStony or gravelly alpine slopes, alpine grasslands; at elevations fom 3,500 - 4,200 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. ].