Lamiaceae FAMILY

Nepeta hindostana

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

3/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Nepeta hindostana is an annual to short-lived perennial plant with rather slender, erect or ascending stems around 30 - 50cm 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. , 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. ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a medicine.

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate

Native RangeAsia - Himalayan regions from Afghanistan, through Pakistan and India to Nepal

HabitatShade of hedges, among low shrubs, growing on sandy banks; at elevations up to 2,400 metres[ 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. , 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. ].