Figure: purple blossomed plant at centre
Alternatively, may be: N. discolor Royle ex Benth. (which was in Thalle); N. connata Royle ex Benth. or N. floccosa Benth. ; possibly Mentha royleana Wall. ex Benth.
Common name: Catmint
Family: Lamiaceae
Information: Open slopes, drier areas only, Afghanistan to S.W. China, 3000-4500 m (Polunin and Stainton 1999)
Was included in 2016 surveys in Baumharel and Deosai plateau
Photo: Deosai Plateau, ungrazed, 4200 m; N. Hewitt Jul 22, 2021 [DSC 0561-2]; Species ID # 33
Sources and additional resources:
Flora of Pakistan. Missouri Botanical Garden. http://www.tropicos.org/Project/Pakistan Accessed: 17 Jul 2021
Polunin, O. and A. Stainton (1999). Nepeta in Flowers of the Himalaya. Oxford University Press, Delhi., pp. 328-31; plates 101, 104-5. See p. 330 for N. laevigata.
WFO (2021) Nepeta discolor Royle ex Benth. Published on the Internet;
http://www.worldfloraonline.org/taxon/wfo-0000250910. Accessed: 17 Jul 2021
