Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Nepeta erecta (Royle ex Benth.) Benth.
Common name : Erect Catmint
Habit : Herb
Habitat : Forest and open slopes
Comments / notes : Pubescent erect herbs.
Key identification features : Leaves petioled. Whorls distant, sessile. Corolla blue
Flower, Fruit : June-August
Distribution :
Uttarakhand : Valley of Flowers
Native : East Afghanistan to W. Himalaya.
Exotic/Native : Native
World Distribution : Afghanistan, Pakistan, West Himalaya
Literature : Oleg P & Adam S (1984). Flowers of Himalaya. Oxford University Press: 332; Nair, N. G (1977).Flora of Bashahr Himalayas. International Bioscience Publishers: 222