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Species of flowering plant

Nepeta discolor
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Lamiaceae
Genus: Nepeta
Species: N. discolor
Binomial name
Nepeta discolor
Royle ex Benth.

Nepeta discolor is a low-growing species of catnip that is commonly found in the alpine (Himalayas) and temperate regions of Tibet in China; Garhwal division, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu, Uttar Pradesh in India; Afghanistan; Pakistan; and Nepal. The species is named after the color of the leaves. It was described in 1833.

References

  1. ^ "Nepeta discolor". Germplasm Resources Information Network. Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved October 12, 2009.
  2. Kew World checklist of Selected Plant Families
  3. Blatter, Ethelbert (2007). Beautiful Flowers of Kashmir. READ BOOKS. p. 118. ISBN 9781406754162.
  4. Elvin, Mark; Tsʻui-jung Liu (1998). Sediments of time: environment and society in Chinese history. Cambridge University Press. p. 81. ISBN 9780521563819.
  5. Flora of China Vol. 17 Page 110 异色荆芥 yi se jing jie Nepeta discolor Royle ex Bentham, Hooker's J. Bot. Kew. Gard. Misc. 3: 378. 1833.
Taxon identifiers
Nepeta discolor
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