Nepeta cataria
Cat Mint, Catmint
Other regional names: Catnip +1 more
- Catnip
- Catwort
Also known as: Calamintha albiflora Vaniot +14 more
- Calamintha albiflora Vaniot
- Cataria tomentosa Bubani, 1897
- Cataria tomentosa Gilib.
- Cataria vulgaris Gaterau
- Glechoma cataria (L.) Kuntze
- Glechoma macrura (Ledeb. ex Spreng.) Kuntze
- Nepeta bodinieri Vaniot
- Nepeta cataria f. laurentii (Sennen) Font Quer
- Nepeta cataria var. canescens Sennen
- Nepeta cataria var. citriodora Dumoulin ex Lej.
- Nepeta ceretana Sennen
- Nepeta citriodora Becker, 1827
- Nepeta laurentii Sennen
- Nepeta macrura Ledeb. ex Spreng.
- Nepeta minor Mill.
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Lamiaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a perennial.
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Nepeta cataria (commonly known as Cat-Mint) is a herbaceous perennial belonging to the Lamiaceae family. Found natively in Africa, Temperate Asia, Tropical Asia, and Europe, this species is primarily associated with temperate conditions. It belongs to the highly diverse genus Nepeta, which contains over 250 distinct species.
Macro Climate
Temperate
Plant Type
Herbaceous Perennial
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
AFRICA, ASIA-TEMPERATE, ASIA-TROPICAL, EUROPE
Regions (WGSRPD)
Caucasus, China, Eastern Asia, Eastern Europe, Indian Subcontinent, Middle Asia, Middle Europe, Northern Africa, Siberia, Southeastern Europe, Southwestern Europe, Western Asia
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Afghanistan, Albania, Altay, Baleares, Baltic States, Belarus, Bulgaria, Central European Russia, China North-Central, China South-Central, Corse, East European Russia, France, Greece, Iran, Iraq, Italy, Japan, Kazakhstan, Kirgizistan, Korea, Krym, Lebanon-Syria, Morocco, Nepal, North Caucasus, North European Russia, Northwest European Russia, Pakistan, Portugal, Romania, Sicilia, South European Russia, Spain, Switzerland, Tadzhikistan, Transcaucasus, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, West Himalaya, West Siberia, Xinjiang, Yugoslavia
Introduced Range
An “Introduced” distribution indicates that the plant is recorded outside its native range in that region as a result of deliberate or accidental human introduction. Introduced records may include casual, naturalized or invasive populations, but do not include plants that are only cultivated or planted without self-sustaining populations.
Botanical Countries (Non-Native)
Alabama, Alaska, Alberta, Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Argentina South, Arizona, Arkansas, Austria, Azores, Belgium, British Columbia, California, Colombia, Colorado, Connecticut, Czechoslovakia, Delaware, Denmark, District of Columbia, Finland, Georgia, Germany, Great Britain, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Khabarovsk, Louisiana, Magadan, Maine, Manitoba, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Netherlands, Nevada, New Brunswick, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, New Zealand North, New Zealand South, Newfoundland, North Carolina, North Dakota, Norway, Nova Scotia, Ohio, Oklahoma, Ontario, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Poland, Primorye, Prince Edward I., Québec, Rhode I., Saskatchewan, South Carolina, South Dakota, Sweden, Tasmania, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming