Pan India Bouquets

Nepeta nervosa Royle ex Benth.

Family : Lamiaceae
(Mint Family)
Family (Hindi name) : TULSI FAMILY (तुलसी फैमिली)
Family (as per The APG System III) : Lamiaceae
Synonym(s) : Glechoma nervosa (Royle ex Benth.) Kuntze
Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Nepeta nervosa Royle ex Benth.
Common name : Nerved Catmint
Habit : Perennial herb
Habitat : Grows in sub-alpine and alpine grasslands; 2300 - 3500 m. altitude
Key identification features : Bracts 6-10 mm long, as long as calyx; nutlets 1.4-1.5 mm long, ellipsoid
Flower, Fruit : July-October
Distribution :
- Uttarakhand : Uttarakhand
Native : India, Pakistan, Tibet, West Himalaya
Exotic/Native : Native
World Distribution : Pakistan to Tibet and India
Literature : Uniyal B.P., Sharma J.R., Choudhery U., Singh D.K. (2007). Flowering Plants of Uttarakhand: A Checklist. Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh: 201; Hassan T., Dar G. H. & Khuroo A. A., (2011). TAXONOMIC STATUS OF GENUS NEPETA L. (LAMIACEAE) IN KASHMIR HIMALAYA, INDIA. IRAN. J. BOT. 17 (2)
Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Navendu Page, Deepak Kumar (2020). Pan India Bouquets. http://flora-peninsula-indica.ces.iisc.ac.in/pan/plants.php?name=Nepeta nervosa. Downloaded on 6 June 2023.