Nepeta raphanorhiza Benth., Labiat. Gen. Spec. 734 1835. (syn: Glechoma raphanorhiza (Benth.) Kuntze);
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Afghanistan to Tibet: Afghanistan, Pakistan, Tibet, West Himalaya as per POWO;
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Common name: Tuberous Catmint • Kashmiri: Kanz-gogal ﻛﻨﺰ ﮔﻮﮔﻞ
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Benth. Lab. 734, and in DC. Prodr. xii. 373 ; rootstock tuberous, stems weak ascending glabrous or villous, leaves small petioled broadly ovate or ovate-cordate obtuse crenate or toothed, spikes short ovoid, bracts ovate to lanceolate, calyx 1/6 in. sessile, teeth lanceolate ciliate shorter than the tube.
Western Temperate Himalaya; Kashmir to Chamba, alt. 5-12,000 ft., Jacquemont, &c.—Distrib. Affghanistan.
Stems many from a globose black rootstock as large as a nut or walnut, diffuse or ascending, 6-18 in. high, simple or branched. Leaves 1/2-1 in., sometimes nearly as broad ; petiole half their length. Spikes 1 in. and less, pubescent or villous. Calyx smaller than in the preceding species, with shorter teeth. Corolla purplish blue, tube twice as long as the calyx, slender.—Roots eaten.
(Attributions- IBIS Flora (Flora of British India))
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Id request for this Nepeta sp. Location:Ganderbal kashmir. Collection date: Ending march: 1 high res. image.
Please check in the list
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Could not find a match as per comparative images at Nepeta
Pl. check with the list for species reported from your area, as per attachment, as I could not find a match as per comparative images in efloraofindia.
Nepeta raphanorhiza for sure
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References: POWO Catalogue of Life The Plant List Ver.1.1 WCSP IPNI GBIF (High resolution specimens) High resolution specimen Flora of China Flora of Pakistan FOP illustration Flowers of India India Biodiversity Portal IBIS Flora (Flora of British India)
