''Nepeta'' is a
genus
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of
flowering plant
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s in the
family
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Lamiaceae
The Lamiaceae ( )
or Labiatae are a family (biology), family of flowering plants commonly known as the mint, deadnettle, or sage family. Many of the plants are aromatic in all parts and include widely used culinary herbs like basil (herb), ba ...
. The genus name, from Latin (“catnip”), is reportedly in reference to
Nepete, an ancient
Etruscan city.
[Missouri Botanical Garden: ''Nepeta'' × ''faassenii''](_blank)
Accessed January 10, 2013 There are 295 accepted species.
[
The genus is ]native
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to Europe, Asia, and Africa, and has also naturalized
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in North America.catnip
''Nepeta cataria'', commonly known as catnip and catmint, is a species of the genus ''Nepeta'' in the mint family, native plant, native to southern and eastern Europe, northern parts of the Middle East, and Central Asia. It is widely naturalis ...
or catmint because of their effect on house cat
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s – the nepetalactone
Nepetalactone is a name for multiple iridoid Structural analog, analog stereoisomers. Nepetalactones are produced by ''Nepeta cataria'' (catnip) and many other plants belonging to the genus ''Nepeta'', in which they protect these plants from herbiv ...
contained in some ''Nepeta'' species binds to the olfactory receptors of cats, typically resulting in temporary euphoria
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.
Description
Most of the species are herbaceous
Herbaceous plants are vascular plants that have no persistent woody stems above ground. This broad category of plants includes many perennials, and nearly all annuals and biennials.
Definitions of "herb" and "herbaceous"
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perennial plant
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s, but some are annual
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s. They have sturdy stems with opposite heart-shaped, green to gray-green leaves.flower
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s can be lavender, blue, white, pink, or lilac, and spotted with tiny lavender-purple dots. The flowers are located in verticillasters grouped on spikes; or the verticillasters are arranged in opposite cymes
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, raceme
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s, or panicle
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s – toward the tip of the stems.stamen
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Morphology and terminology
A stamen typically consists of a stalk called the filament ...
s that are nearly parallel, and they ascend under the upper lip of the corolla. Two stamen are longer and stamens of pistillate
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flowers are rudimentary. The style protrudes outside of the mouth of the flowers.
Species
295 species are accepted.[
*'']Nepeta adenoclada
''Nepeta'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Lamiaceae. The genus name, from Latin (“catnip”), is reportedly in reference to Nepete, an ancient Etruscan city. ''
*''Nepeta adenophyta
''Nepeta'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Lamiaceae. The genus name, from Latin (“catnip”), is reportedly in reference to Nepete, an ancient Etruscan city. '' Hedge
*''Nepeta adenothrix
''Nepeta'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Lamiaceae. The genus name, from Latin (“catnip”), is reportedly in reference to Nepete, an ancient Etruscan city. ''
*''Nepeta agrestis
''Nepeta'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Lamiaceae. The genus name, from Latin (“catnip”), is reportedly in reference to Nepete, an ancient Etruscan city. '' Loisel.
*''Nepeta alaghezi
''Nepeta'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Lamiaceae. The genus name, from Latin (“catnip”), is reportedly in reference to Nepete, an ancient Etruscan city. '' Pojark.
*''Nepeta alatavica
''Nepeta'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family (biology), family Lamiaceae. The genus name, from Latin (“catnip”), is reportedly in reference to Nepi, Nepete, an ancient Etruscan cities, Etruscan city. '' Lipsky
*'' Nepeta algeriensis'' Noë
*''Nepeta allotria
''Nepeta'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Lamiaceae. The genus name, from Latin (“catnip”), is reportedly in reference to Nepete, an ancient Etruscan city. ''
*''Nepeta altimurana
''Nepeta'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Lamiaceae. The genus name, from Latin (“catnip”), is reportedly in reference to Nepete, an ancient Etruscan city. ''
*'' Nepeta amicorum'' Rech.f.
*'' Nepeta amoena'' Stapf
*'' Nepeta anamurensis'' Gemici & Leblebici
*''Nepeta annua
''Nepeta'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Lamiaceae. The genus name, from Latin (“catnip”), is reportedly in reference to Nepete, an ancient Etruscan city. '' Pall.
*'' Nepeta apuleji'' Ucria
*''Nepeta archibaldii
''Nepeta'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Lamiaceae. The genus name, from Latin (“catnip”), is reportedly in reference to Nepete, an ancient Etruscan city. ''
*''Nepeta argolica
''Nepeta'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Lamiaceae. The genus name, from Latin (“catnip”), is reportedly in reference to Nepete, an ancient Etruscan city. '' Bory & Chaub.
*'' Nepeta assadii'' Jamzad
*'' Nepeta assurgens'' Hausskn. & Bornm.
*''Nepeta astorensis
''Nepeta'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Lamiaceae. The genus name, from Latin (“catnip”), is reportedly in reference to Nepete, an ancient Etruscan city. '' Shinwari & Chaudhri
*'' Nepeta atlantica'' Ball
*'' Nepeta autraniana'' Bornm.
*''Nepeta avromanica
''Nepeta'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Lamiaceae. The genus name, from Latin (“catnip”), is reportedly in reference to Nepete, an ancient Etruscan city. ''
*'' Nepeta azurea'' R.Br. ex Benth.
*'' Nepeta badachschanica'' Kudrjasch.
*'' Nepeta bakhtiarica'' Rech.f.
*''Nepeta balouchestanica
''Nepeta'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Lamiaceae. The genus name, from Latin (“catnip”), is reportedly in reference to Nepete, an ancient Etruscan city. '' Jamzad & Ingr.
*''Nepeta barbara
''Nepeta'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Lamiaceae. The genus name, from Latin (“catnip”), is reportedly in reference to Nepete, an ancient Etruscan city. ''
*'' Nepeta barfakensis'' Rech.f.
*''Nepeta batalica
''Nepeta'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family (biology), family Lamiaceae. The genus name, from Latin (“catnip”), is reportedly in reference to Nepi, Nepete, an ancient Etruscan cities, Etruscan city. ''
*'' Nepeta baytopii'' Hedge & Lamond
*''Nepeta bazoftica
''Nepeta'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family (biology), family Lamiaceae. The genus name, from Latin (“catnip”), is reportedly in reference to Nepi, Nepete, an ancient Etruscan cities, Etruscan city. '' Jamzad
*'' Nepeta bellevii'' Prain
*'' Nepeta betonicifolia'' C.A.Mey.
*'' Nepeta binaloudensis'' Jamzad
*''Nepeta bituminosa
''Nepeta'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Lamiaceae. The genus name, from Latin (“catnip”), is reportedly in reference to Nepete, an ancient Etruscan city. ''
*'' Nepeta bodeana'' Bunge
*'' Nepeta × boissieri'' Willk.
*'' Nepeta bokhonica'' Jamzad
*'' Nepeta bombaiensis'' Dalzell
*''Nepeta bornmuelleri
''Nepeta'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Lamiaceae. The genus name, from Latin (“catnip”), is reportedly in reference to Nepete, an ancient Etruscan city. '' Hausskn. ex Bornm.
*'' Nepeta botschantzevii'' Czern.
*'' Nepeta brachyantha'' Rech.f. & Edelb.
*''Nepeta bracteata
''Nepeta'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Lamiaceae. The genus name, from Latin (“catnip”), is reportedly in reference to Nepete, an ancient Etruscan city. '' Benth.
*'' Nepeta brevifolia'' C.A.Mey.
*'' Nepeta bucharica'' Lipsky
*'' Nepeta caerulea'' Aiton
*'' Nepeta caesarea'' Boiss.
*'' Nepeta campestris'' Benth.
*'' Nepeta camphorata'' Boiss. & Heldr.
*'' Nepeta × campylantha'' Rech.f.
*''Nepeta cataria
''Nepeta cataria'', commonly known as catnip and catmint, is a species of the genus ''Nepeta'' in the mint family, native plant, native to southern and eastern Europe, northern parts of the Middle East, and Central Asia. It is widely naturalis ...
'' L.
*'' Nepeta cephalotes'' Boiss.
*'' Nepeta chionophila'' Boiss. & Hausskn.
*'' Nepeta ciliaris'' Benth.
*'' Nepeta cilicica'' Boiss. ex Benth.
*'' Nepeta clarkei'' Hook.f.
*'' Nepeta coerulescens'' Maxim.
*''Nepeta complanata
''Nepeta'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Lamiaceae. The genus name, from Latin (“catnip”), is reportedly in reference to Nepete, an ancient Etruscan city. ''
*'' Nepeta concolor'' Boiss. & Heldr. ex Benth.
*'' Nepeta conferta'' Hedge & Lamond
*'' Nepeta congesta'' Fisch. & C.A.Mey.
*'' Nepeta connata'' Royle ex Benth.
*'' Nepeta consanguinea'' Pojark.
*'' Nepeta crinita'' Montbret & Aucher ex Benth.
*'' Nepeta crispa'' Willd.
*'' Nepeta curviflora'' Boiss.
*'' Nepeta cyanea'' Steven
*'' Nepeta cyrenaica'' Quézel & Zaffran
*'' Nepeta czegemensis'' Pojark.
*''Nepeta czukavinae
''Nepeta'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Lamiaceae. The genus name, from Latin (“catnip”), is reportedly in reference to Nepete, an ancient Etruscan city. ''
*'' Nepeta daenensis'' Boiss.
*''Nepeta decolorans
''Nepeta'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Lamiaceae. The genus name, from Latin (“catnip”), is reportedly in reference to Nepete, an ancient Etruscan city. ''
*'' Nepeta deflersiana'' Schweinf. ex Hedge
*'' Nepeta densiflora'' Kar. & Kir.
*'' Nepeta dentata'' C.Y.Wu & S.J.Hsuan
*'' Nepeta denudata'' Benth.
*''Nepeta depauperata
''Nepeta depauperata'' is a species of Catmint found in Iran. There are few records of it's presence formally recorded, but it's range is apparently quite restricted.
Ethnobotany
Iranian traditional medicine has employed the use of ''Nepeta de ...
''
*'' Nepeta dirmencii'' Yild. & Dinç
*'' Nepeta discolor'' Royle ex Benth.
*'' Nepeta distans'' Royle
*''Nepeta drassiana
''Nepeta'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Lamiaceae. The genus name, from Latin (“catnip”), is reportedly in reference to Nepete, an ancient Etruscan city. ''
*''Nepeta dschuparensis
''Nepeta'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Lamiaceae. The genus name, from Latin (“catnip”), is reportedly in reference to Nepete, an ancient Etruscan city. ''
*'' Nepeta duthiei'' Prain & Mukerjee
*''Nepeta elegans
''Nepeta'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Lamiaceae. The genus name, from Latin (“catnip”), is reportedly in reference to Nepete, an ancient Etruscan city. ''
*''Nepeta elegantissima
''Nepeta'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Lamiaceae. The genus name, from Latin (“catnip”), is reportedly in reference to Nepete, an ancient Etruscan city. ''
*'' Nepeta elliptica'' Royle ex Benth.
*'' Nepeta elymaitica'' Bornm.
*'' Nepeta erecta'' (Royle ex Benth.) Benth.
*'' Nepeta eremokosmos'' Rech.f.
*'' Nepeta eremophila'' Hausskn. & Bornm.
*'' Nepeta eriosphaera'' Rech.f. & Köie
*'' Nepeta eriostachya'' Benth.
*'' Nepeta ernesti-mayeri'' Diklic & V.Nikolic
*'' Nepeta everardii'' S.Moore
*''Nepeta × faassenii
''Nepeta'' × ''faassenii'', a flowering plant also known as catmint and Faassen's catnip, is a primary hybrid of garden origin. The parent species are '' Nepeta racemosa'' and '' Nepeta nepetella''.
It is an herbaceous perennial, with oval, o ...
'' Bergmans ex Stearn (''N. nepetella'' × ''N. racemosa'')
*'' Nepeta flavida'' Hub.-Mor.
*'' Nepeta floccosa'' Benth.
*'' Nepeta foliosa'' Moris
*'' Nepeta fordii'' Hemsl.
*'' Nepeta formosa'' Kudrjasch.
*'' Nepeta freitagii'' Rech.f.
*'' Nepeta glechomifolia'' (Dunn) Hedge
*'' Nepeta gloeocephala'' Rech.f.
*'' Nepeta glomerata'' Montbret & Aucher ex Benth.
*''Nepeta glomerulosa
''Nepeta'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Lamiaceae. The genus name, from Latin (“catnip”), is reportedly in reference to Nepete, an ancient Etruscan city. '' Boiss.
*'' Nepeta glutinosa'' Benth.
*'' Nepeta gontscharovii'' Kudrjasch.
*'' Nepeta govaniana'' (Wall. ex Benth.) Benth.
*''Nepeta graciliflora
''Nepeta'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family (biology), family Lamiaceae. The genus name, from Latin (“catnip”), is reportedly in reference to Nepi, Nepete, an ancient Etruscan cities, Etruscan city. '' Benth.
*'' Nepeta granatensis'' Boiss.
*''Nepeta grandiflora
''Nepeta'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Lamiaceae. The genus name, from Latin (“catnip”), is reportedly in reference to Nepete, an ancient Etruscan city. '' M.Bieb.
*'' Nepeta grata'' Benth.
*'' Nepeta griffithii'' Hedge
*''Nepeta gumerica
''Nepeta'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Lamiaceae. The genus name, from Latin (“catnip”), is reportedly in reference to Nepete, an ancient Etruscan city. ''
*''Nepeta hedgei
''Nepeta'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Lamiaceae. The genus name, from Latin (“catnip”), is reportedly in reference to Nepete, an ancient Etruscan city. ''
*''Nepeta heinzii
''Nepeta'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Lamiaceae. The genus name, from Latin (“catnip”), is reportedly in reference to Nepete, an ancient Etruscan city. ''
*'' Nepeta heliotropifolia'' Lam.
*'' Nepeta hemsleyana'' Oliv. ex Prain
*'' Nepeta henanensis'' C.S.Zhu
*'' Nepeta hindostana'' (B.Heyne ex Roth) Haines
*'' Nepeta hispanica'' Boiss. & Reut.
*'' Nepeta hormozganica'' Jamzad
*'' Nepeta humilis'' Benth.
*'' Nepeta hymenodonta'' Boiss.
*''Nepeta hystrix
''Nepeta'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Lamiaceae. The genus name, from Latin (“catnip”), is reportedly in reference to Nepete, an ancient Etruscan city. ''
*''Nepeta iranshahrii
''Nepeta'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Lamiaceae. The genus name, from Latin (“catnip”), is reportedly in reference to Nepete, an ancient Etruscan city. ''
*''Nepeta iraqensis
''Nepeta'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Lamiaceae. The genus name, from Latin (“catnip”), is reportedly in reference to Nepete, an ancient Etruscan city. ''
*''Nepeta iraqo-iranica
''Nepeta'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Lamiaceae. The genus name, from Latin (“catnip”), is reportedly in reference to Nepete, an ancient Etruscan city. ''
*'' Nepeta isaurica'' Boiss. & Heldr. ex Benth.
*'' Nepeta ispahanica'' Boiss.
*''Nepeta italica
''Nepeta italica'' is a species of flowering plant in the family Lamiaceae, native to east central Italy, and from the east Mediterranean to Iraq. It was first described by Carl Linnaeus in 1753.
Subspecies
, Plants of the World Online accepted ...
'' L.
*'' Nepeta jakupicensis'' Micevski
*'' Nepeta jomdaensis'' H.W.Li
*'' Nepeta juncea'' Benth.
*'' Nepeta knorringiana'' Pojark.
*'' Nepeta koeieana'' Rech.f.
*'' Nepeta kokamirica'' Regel
*'' Nepeta kokanica'' Regel
*''Nepeta komarovii
''Nepeta'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Lamiaceae. The genus name, from Latin (“catnip”), is reportedly in reference to Nepete, an ancient Etruscan city. '' E.A.Busch
*'' Nepeta kotschyi'' Boiss.
*'' Nepeta kurdica'' Hausskn. & Bornm.
*'' Nepeta kurramensis'' Rech.f.
*'' Nepeta ladanolens'' Lipsky
*'' Nepeta laevigata'' (D.Don) Hand.-Mazz.
*'' Nepeta lagopsis'' Benth.
*'' Nepeta lamiifolia'' Willd.
*'' Nepeta lamiopsis'' Benth. ex Hook.f.
*''Nepeta lancefolia
''Nepeta'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Lamiaceae. The genus name, from Latin (“catnip”), is reportedly in reference to Nepete, an ancient Etruscan city. ''
*'' Nepeta lasiocephala'' Benth.
*'' Nepeta latifolia'' DC.
*''Nepeta laxiflora
''Nepeta'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family (biology), family Lamiaceae. The genus name, from Latin (“catnip”), is reportedly in reference to Nepi, Nepete, an ancient Etruscan cities, Etruscan city. ''
*'' Nepeta leucolaena'' Benth. ex Hook.f.
*'' Nepeta linearis'' Royle ex Benth.
*'' Nepeta lipskyi'' Kudrjasch.
*'' Nepeta longibracteata'' Benth.
*'' Nepeta longiflora'' Vent.
*'' Nepeta longituba'' Pojark.
*''Nepeta lophanthus
''Nepeta'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Lamiaceae. The genus name, from Latin (“catnip”), is reportedly in reference to Nepete, an ancient Etruscan city. ''
*'' Nepeta ludlow-hewittii'' Blakelock
*'' Nepeta macrosiphon'' Boiss.
*'' Nepeta mahanensis'' Jamzad & M.Simmonds
*'' Nepeta manchuriensis'' S.Moore
*'' Nepeta mariae'' Regel
*'' Nepeta maussarifii'' Lipsky
*'' Nepeta melissifolia'' Lam.
*'' Nepeta membranifolia'' C.Y.Wu
*'' Nepeta menthoides'' Boiss. & Buhse
*'' Nepeta meyeri'' Benth.
*''Nepeta michauxii
''Nepeta'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Lamiaceae. The genus name, from Latin (“catnip”), is reportedly in reference to Nepete, an ancient Etruscan city. ''
*'' Nepeta micrantha'' Bunge
*'' Nepeta minuticephala'' Jamzad
*''Nepeta mirzayanii
''Nepeta'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Lamiaceae. The genus name, from Latin (“catnip”), is reportedly in reference to Nepete, an ancient Etruscan city. '' Rech.f. & Esfand.
*'' Nepeta monocephala'' Rech.f.
*''Nepeta monticola
''Nepeta'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family (biology), family Lamiaceae. The genus name, from Latin (“catnip”), is reportedly in reference to Nepi, Nepete, an ancient Etruscan cities, Etruscan city. '' Kudr.
*'' Nepeta multibracteata'' Desf.
*'' Nepeta multicaulis'' Mukerjee
*'' Nepeta multifida'' L.
*''Nepeta narynensis
''Nepeta'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Lamiaceae. The genus name, from Latin (“catnip”), is reportedly in reference to Nepete, an ancient Etruscan city. ''
*'' Nepeta natanzensis'' Jamzad
*'' Nepeta nawarica'' Rech.f.
*''Nepeta neocalycina
''Nepeta'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Lamiaceae. The genus name, from Latin (“catnip”), is reportedly in reference to Nepete, an ancient Etruscan city. ''
*''Nepeta nepalensis
''Nepeta'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Lamiaceae. The genus name, from Latin (“catnip”), is reportedly in reference to Nepete, an ancient Etruscan city. '' Spreng.
*''Nepeta nepetella
''Nepeta nepetella'', common name lesser cat-mint, is a low-growing species of catnip belonging to the family Lamiaceae
The Lamiaceae ( )
or Labiatae are a family (biology), family of flowering plants commonly known as the mint, deadnettle ...
'' L.
*'' Nepeta nepetoides'' (Batt. ex Pit.) Harley
*'' Nepeta nervosa'' Royle ex Benth.
*''Nepeta nivalis
''Nepeta'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Lamiaceae. The genus name, from Latin (“catnip”), is reportedly in reference to Nepete, an ancient Etruscan city. ''
*'' Nepeta nuda'' L.
*'' Nepeta obtusicrena'' Boiss. & Kotschy ex Hedge
*''Nepeta odorifera
''Nepeta'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family (biology), family Lamiaceae. The genus name, from Latin (“catnip”), is reportedly in reference to Nepi, Nepete, an ancient Etruscan cities, Etruscan city. '' Lipsky
*''Nepeta olgae
''Nepeta'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Lamiaceae. The genus name, from Latin (“catnip”), is reportedly in reference to Nepete, an ancient Etruscan city. '' Regel
*''Nepeta orphanidea
''Nepeta'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Lamiaceae. The genus name, from Latin (“catnip”), is reportedly in reference to Nepete, an ancient Etruscan city. '' Boiss.
*''Nepeta ouroumitanensis
''Nepeta'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Lamiaceae. The genus name, from Latin (“catnip”), is reportedly in reference to Nepete, an ancient Etruscan city. ''
*''Nepeta oxyodonta
''Nepeta'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Lamiaceae. The genus name, from Latin (“catnip”), is reportedly in reference to Nepete, an ancient Etruscan city. ''
*'' Nepeta pabotii'' Mouterde
*''Nepeta padamica
''Nepeta'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Lamiaceae. The genus name, from Latin (“catnip”), is reportedly in reference to Nepete, an ancient Etruscan city. ''
*'' Nepeta paktiana'' Rech.f.
*'' Nepeta pamirensis'' Franch.
*'' Nepeta parnassica'' Heldr. & Sart.
*''Nepeta paucifolia
''Nepeta'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Lamiaceae. The genus name, from Latin (“catnip”), is reportedly in reference to Nepete, an ancient Etruscan city. '' Mukerjee
*'' Nepeta persica'' Boiss.
*'' Nepeta petraea'' Benth.
*''Nepeta phyllochlamys
''Nepeta'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Lamiaceae. The genus name, from Latin (“catnip”), is reportedly in reference to Nepete, an ancient Etruscan city. '' P.H.Davis
*'' Nepeta pilinux'' P.H.Davis
*''Nepeta pinetorum
''Nepeta'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Lamiaceae. The genus name, from Latin (“catnip”), is reportedly in reference to Nepete, an ancient Etruscan city. ''
*''Nepeta platystegia
''Nepeta'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Lamiaceae. The genus name, from Latin (“catnip”), is reportedly in reference to Nepete, an ancient Etruscan city. ''
*''Nepeta podlechii
''Nepeta'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Lamiaceae. The genus name, from Latin (“catnip”), is reportedly in reference to Nepete, an ancient Etruscan city. '' Rech.f.
*'' Nepeta podostachys'' Benth.
*'' Nepeta pogonosperma'' Jamzad & Assadi
*'' Nepeta polyodonta'' Rech.f.
*''Nepeta praetervisa
''Nepeta'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Lamiaceae. The genus name, from Latin (“catnip”), is reportedly in reference to Nepete, an ancient Etruscan city. '' Rech.f.
*'' Nepeta prattii'' H.Lév.
*'' Nepeta prostrata'' Benth.
*''Nepeta pseudokokanica
''Nepeta'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Lamiaceae. The genus name, from Latin (“catnip”), is reportedly in reference to Nepete, an ancient Etruscan city. '' Pojark.
*'' Nepeta pubescens'' Benth.
*'' Nepeta pungens'' (Bunge) Benth.
*'' Nepeta racemosa'' Lam.
*'' Nepeta raphanorhiza'' Benth.
*'' Nepeta rechingeri'' Hedge
*'' Nepeta rivularis'' Bornm.
*'' Nepeta roopiana'' Bordz.
*''Nepeta rotundifolia
''Nepeta'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Lamiaceae. The genus name, from Latin (“catnip”), is reportedly in reference to Nepete, an ancient Etruscan city. ''
*'' Nepeta rtanjensis'' Diklic & Milojevic
*'' Nepeta rubella'' A.L.Budantzev
*'' Nepeta rugosa'' Benth.
*'' Nepeta saccharata'' Bunge
*''Nepeta sahandica
''Nepeta'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Lamiaceae. The genus name, from Latin (“catnip”), is reportedly in reference to Nepete, an ancient Etruscan city. ''
*'' Nepeta santoana'' Popov
*'' Nepeta saturejoides'' Boiss.
*'' Nepeta schiraziana'' Boiss.
*'' Nepeta schmidii'' Rech.f.
*''Nepeta schrenkii
''Nepeta'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Lamiaceae. The genus name, from Latin (“catnip”), is reportedly in reference to Nepete, an ancient Etruscan city. ''
*''Nepeta schtschurowskiana
''Nepeta'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Lamiaceae. The genus name, from Latin (“catnip”), is reportedly in reference to Nepete, an ancient Etruscan city. ''
*'' Nepeta schugnanica'' Lipsky
*'' Nepeta scordotis'' L.
*'' Nepeta septemcrenata'' Ehrenb. ex Benth.
*''Nepeta sessilifolia
''Nepeta'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Lamiaceae. The genus name, from Latin (“catnip”), is reportedly in reference to Nepete, an ancient Etruscan city. ''
*'' Nepeta sessilis'' C.Y.Wu & S.J.Hsuan
*'' Nepeta shahmirzadensis'' Assadi & Jamzad
*''Nepeta sheilae
''Nepeta'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Lamiaceae. The genus name, from Latin (“catnip”), is reportedly in reference to Nepete, an ancient Etruscan city. '' Hedge & R.A.King
*'' Nepeta sibirica'' L.
*'' Nepeta sorgerae'' Hedge & Lamond
*'' Nepeta sosnovskyi'' Askerova
*''Nepeta souliei
''Nepeta'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Lamiaceae. The genus name, from Latin (“catnip”), is reportedly in reference to Nepete, an ancient Etruscan city. '' H.Lév.
*'' Nepeta spathulifera'' Benth.
*''Nepeta sphaciotica
''Nepeta'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Lamiaceae. The genus name, from Latin (“catnip”), is reportedly in reference to Nepete, an ancient Etruscan city. '' P.H.Davis
*'' Nepeta spruneri'' Boiss.
*'' Nepeta stachyoides'' Coss. ex Batt.
*'' Nepeta staintonii'' Hedge
*'' Nepeta stenantha'' Kotschy & Boiss.
*'' Nepeta stewartiana'' Diels
*''Nepeta straussii
''Nepeta'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Lamiaceae. The genus name, from Latin (“catnip”), is reportedly in reference to Nepete, an ancient Etruscan city. '' Hausskn. & Bornm.
*'' Nepeta stricta'' (Banks & Sol.) Hedge & Lamond
*'' Nepeta suavis'' Stapf
*'' Nepeta subcaespitosa'' Jehan
*'' Nepeta subhastata'' Regel
*'' Nepeta subincisa'' Benth.
*'' Nepeta subintegra'' Maxim.
*''Nepeta subnivalis
''Nepeta'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Lamiaceae. The genus name, from Latin (“catnip”), is reportedly in reference to Nepete, an ancient Etruscan city. ''
*'' Nepeta subsessilis'' Maxim.
*'' Nepeta sudanica'' F.W.Andrews
*'' Nepeta sulfuriflora'' P.H.Davis
*'' Nepeta sulphurea'' C. Koch
*'' Nepeta sungpanensis'' C.Y.Wu
*'' Nepeta supina'' Steven
*'' Nepeta taxkorganica'' Y.F.Chang
*'' Nepeta tenuiflora'' Diels
*'' Nepeta tenuifolia'' Benth.
*'' Nepeta teucriifolia'' Willd.
*'' Nepeta teydea'' Webb & Berthel.
*'' Nepeta tibestica'' Maire
*''Nepeta × tmolea
''Nepeta'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Lamiaceae. The genus name, from Latin (“catnip”), is reportedly in reference to Nepete, an ancient Etruscan city. '' Boiss.
*'' Nepeta trachonitica'' Post
*'' Nepeta transiliensis'' Pojark.
*'' Nepeta trautvetteri'' Boiss. & Buhse
*'' Nepeta trichocalyx'' Greuter & Burdet
*''Nepeta tschimganica
''Nepeta'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Lamiaceae. The genus name, from Latin (“catnip”), is reportedly in reference to Nepete, an ancient Etruscan city. ''
*'' Nepeta tuberosa'' L.
*''Nepeta turcica
''Nepeta'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Lamiaceae. The genus name, from Latin (“catnip”), is reportedly in reference to Nepete, an ancient Etruscan city. ''
*'' Nepeta tytthantha'' Pojark.
*'' Nepeta uberrima'' Rech.f.
*'' Nepeta ucranica'' L.
*'' Nepeta veitchii'' Duthie
*'' Nepeta velutina'' Pojark.
*'' Nepeta viscida'' Boiss.
*'' Nepeta vivianii'' (Coss.) Bég. & Vacc.
*'' Nepeta wettsteinii'' Heinr.Braun
*'' Nepeta wilsonii'' Duthie
*'' Nepeta woodiana'' Hedge
*''Nepeta wuana
''Nepeta'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Lamiaceae. The genus name, from Latin (“catnip”), is reportedly in reference to Nepete, an ancient Etruscan city. ''
*'' Nepeta yanthina'' Franch.
*''Nepeta yazdiana
''Nepeta'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Lamiaceae. The genus name, from Latin (“catnip”), is reportedly in reference to Nepete, an ancient Etruscan city. ''
*''Nepeta yesoensis
''Nepeta'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Lamiaceae. The genus name, from Latin (“catnip”), is reportedly in reference to Nepete, an ancient Etruscan city. '' (Franch. & Sav.) B.D.Jacks.
*'' Nepeta zandaensis'' H.W.Li
*'' Nepeta zangezura'' Grossh.
Gallery
Nepeta curviflora 1.jpg, Flower spikes of '' Nepeta curviflora''
Nepeta govaniana.jpg, '' Nepeta govaniana''
Nepeta grandiflora-IMG 0604.jpg, ''Nepeta grandiflora
''Nepeta'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Lamiaceae. The genus name, from Latin (“catnip”), is reportedly in reference to Nepete, an ancient Etruscan city. ''
Nepeta subsessilis 1.jpg, '' Nepeta subsessilis''
Uses
Cultivation
Some ''Nepeta'' species are cultivated as ornamental plant
Ornamental plants or ''garden plants'' are plants that are primarily grown for their beauty but also for qualities such as scent or how they shape physical space. Many flowering plants and garden varieties tend to be specially bred cultivars th ...
s. They can be drought tolerant – water conserving, often deer repellent, with long bloom periods from late spring to autumn. Some species also have repellent properties to insect pests, including aphid
Aphids are small sap-sucking insects in the Taxonomic rank, family Aphididae. Common names include greenfly and blackfly, although individuals within a species can vary widely in color. The group includes the fluffy white Eriosomatinae, woolly ...
s and squash bugs, when planted in a garden.larva
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e of some Lepidoptera
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(butterfly
Butterflies are winged insects from the lepidopteran superfamily Papilionoidea, characterized by large, often brightly coloured wings that often fold together when at rest, and a conspicuous, fluttering flight. The oldest butterfly fossi ...
and moth
Moths are a group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not Butterfly, butterflies. They were previously classified as suborder Heterocera, but the group is Paraphyly, paraphyletic with respect to butterflies (s ...
) species including ''Coleophora albitarsella
''Coleophora albitarsella'' is a moth of the family Coleophoridae. It is found in most of Europe, but has not been recorded from Ireland and Greece.
Description
The wingspan is . Adults are on wing from mid-June to August in western Europe.
The ...
'', and as nectar sources for pollinator
A pollinator is an animal that moves pollen from the male anther of a flower to the female carpel, stigma of a flower. This helps to bring about fertilization of the ovules in the flower by the male gametes from the pollen grains.
Insects are ...
s, such as honey bee
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s and hummingbird
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s.
;Selected ornamental species
* ''Nepeta cataria
''Nepeta cataria'', commonly known as catnip and catmint, is a species of the genus ''Nepeta'' in the mint family, native plant, native to southern and eastern Europe, northern parts of the Middle East, and Central Asia. It is widely naturalis ...
'' (catnip, catswort) – the "true catnip", cultivated as an ornamental plant, has become an invasive species
An invasive species is an introduced species that harms its new environment. Invasive species adversely affect habitats and bioregions, causing ecological, environmental, and/or economic damage. The term can also be used for native spec ...
in some habitats.
* ''Nepeta grandiflora
''Nepeta'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Lamiaceae. The genus name, from Latin (“catnip”), is reportedly in reference to Nepete, an ancient Etruscan city. '' (giant catmint, Caucasus catmint) – lusher than true catnip and has dark green leaves and dark blue flowers.
* ''Nepeta'' × ''faassenii'' (garden catmint) – a hybrid
Hybrid may refer to:
Science
* Hybrid (biology), an offspring resulting from cross-breeding
** Hybrid grape, grape varieties produced by cross-breeding two ''Vitis'' species
** Hybridity, the property of a hybrid plant which is a union of two diff ...
of garden source with gray-green foliage and lavender flowers. It is drought-tolerant and deer-resistant.USDA hardiness zone
A hardiness zone is a geographic area defined as having a certain average annual minimum temperature, a factor relevant to the survival of many plants. In some systems other statistics are included in the calculations. The original and most widely ...
5b.
References
Further reading
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External links
GRIN Species Records of ''Nepeta''
Flora of Nepal: ''Nepeta'
– ''reported at the 2001 American Chemical Society meeting''.
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Lamiaceae genera
Perennial plants
Cat attractants
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Garden plants of Africa
Garden plants of Asia
Garden plants of Europe
Taxa named by Carl Linnaeus