Nepeta pamirensis
Franch.
Lamiaceae
Nepeta leucocyanea Rech.f. & Köie
Nepeta minjanensis Rech.f.
Nepeta oxicola Franch.
Common Name:
General Information
Nepeta pamirensis is a perennial plant with stems that can become more or less woody, at least near the base, and persist. It can grow 9 - 25cm tall[
2160- Title
- Illustrated Flora of Tajikistan and adjacent areas
- Publication
-
- Author
- Nowak. A. & Nobis M. Editors)
- Publisher
- Polish Botanical Society, Warsaw, Poland
- Year
- 2020
- ISBN
- 978-83-954123-5-6
- Description
- An excellent book, with one or more good photographs and terse information on 1,864 species of plants from Tajikistan - and it is made available free on a Creative Commons licence.
].
The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a food.
Known Hazards
None known
Botanical References
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.
,
2160- Title
- Illustrated Flora of Tajikistan and adjacent areas
- Publication
-
- Author
- Nowak. A. & Nobis M. Editors)
- Publisher
- Polish Botanical Society, Warsaw, Poland
- Year
- 2020
- ISBN
- 978-83-954123-5-6
- Description
- An excellent book, with one or more good photographs and terse information on 1,864 species of plants from Tajikistan - and it is made available free on a Creative Commons licence.
Range
Central Asia - Uzbekistan, Tadzhikistan, Afghanistan, Pakistan
Habitat
Screes, alpine steppes; at elevations from 3,400 - 4,900 metres[
2160- Title
- Illustrated Flora of Tajikistan and adjacent areas
- Publication
-
- Author
- Nowak. A. & Nobis M. Editors)
- Publisher
- Polish Botanical Society, Warsaw, Poland
- Year
- 2020
- ISBN
- 978-83-954123-5-6
- Description
- An excellent book, with one or more good photographs and terse information on 1,864 species of plants from Tajikistan - and it is made available free on a Creative Commons licence.
]. Alpine belt, mixed grass-sheep's fescue and wormwood-meadow grass steppes, cobresia-sedge meadows, exposed stony and gravelly slopes, moraines, dry pebble-beds[
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.
].
Properties
| Edibility Rating |  |
| Habit | Perennial |
| Height | 0.15 m |
| Pollinators | Bees, Insects |
| Cultivation Status | Wild |
Cultivation Details
Nepeta species generally grow best in a sunny position and a well-drained soil. Many are found in poor soils in the wild, and have a bushier growth habit in more fertile soils[
200- Title
- The New RHS Dictionary of Gardening. 1992.
- Publication
-
- Author
- Huxley. A.
- Publisher
- MacMillan Press
- Year
- 1992
- ISBN
- 0-333-47494-5
- Description
- Excellent and very comprehensive, though it contains a number of silly mistakes. Readable yet also very detailed.
].
Edible Uses
The plant is used for food[
2160- Title
- Illustrated Flora of Tajikistan and adjacent areas
- Publication
-
- Author
- Nowak. A. & Nobis M. Editors)
- Publisher
- Polish Botanical Society, Warsaw, Poland
- Year
- 2020
- ISBN
- 978-83-954123-5-6
- Description
- An excellent book, with one or more good photographs and terse information on 1,864 species of plants from Tajikistan - and it is made available free on a Creative Commons licence.
]. No more information
Medicinal
None known
Other Uses
None known
Propagation
Seed - best sown in the autumn, in situ if possible. Germination of spring sown seed can be erratic[
200- Title
- The New RHS Dictionary of Gardening. 1992.
- Publication
-
- Author
- Huxley. A.
- Publisher
- MacMillan Press
- Year
- 1992
- ISBN
- 0-333-47494-5
- Description
- Excellent and very comprehensive, though it contains a number of silly mistakes. Readable yet also very detailed.
]. The seed is best sown in a cold frame. Prick out the seedlings into individual pots when they are large enough to handle and plant them out into their permanent positions in the summer.
Division of clumps in the autumn or spring, when the plant is dormant or just coming into growth[
200- Title
- The New RHS Dictionary of Gardening. 1992.
- Publication
-
- Author
- Huxley. A.
- Publisher
- MacMillan Press
- Year
- 1992
- ISBN
- 0-333-47494-5
- Description
- Excellent and very comprehensive, though it contains a number of silly mistakes. Readable yet also very detailed.
].
Stem tip or softwood cuttings can be taken in the spring or early summer[
200- Title
- The New RHS Dictionary of Gardening. 1992.
- Publication
-
- Author
- Huxley. A.
- Publisher
- MacMillan Press
- Year
- 1992
- ISBN
- 0-333-47494-5
- Description
- Excellent and very comprehensive, though it contains a number of silly mistakes. Readable yet also very detailed.
].
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Useful Temperate Plants Database 2016 by
Ken Fern,
web interface by
Ajna Fern
with help from
Richard Morris.
