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Nepeta mussinii Henckel

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Nepeta mussinii Henckel
Nepeta mussinii Henckel

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Exotic
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New Zealand
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Henckel
Henckel
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Nepeta mussinii Henckel
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Nepeta mussinii

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mussinii

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Nepeta mussinii Henckel

Densely hairy perennial, forming low spreading dense clumps. Petioles 1-2 cm long. Lamina c. 1.5-2.5 × 1-1.5 cm, ovate, grey-tomentose above and below, ± crenate; base subcordate or cordate; apex obtuse. Infl. terminal, spike-like, spreading to suberect, diffuse. Calyx 5-7 mm long, tomentose, often bluish; teeth lanceolate. Corolla 9-11 mm long to apex of erect upper lip, blue or mauve-blue with purplish dots on lower lip; tube ± curved, > calyx, tomentose outside; upper lip with 2 rounded lobes, tomentose outside; lower lip glabrous towards apex, otherwise tomentose. Anthers violet-blue. Style violet-blue towards apex. Nutlets c. 2 mm long, oblong, dark brown, obtusely ridged down central side.

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Nepeta mussinii Henckel
Nepeta mussinii Henckel

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Nepeta mussinii Henckel
New Zealand
Canterbury Land District
Nepeta mussinii Henckel
New Zealand
Wellington Land District

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56d531e2-e0da-45fa-8fc1-c42ab0aa7c25
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1 January 2000
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