- Family:
- Lamiaceae Martinov
- Genus:
- Nepeta L.
Nepeta cataria L.

[FTEA]
Lamiaceae (Labiatae), A.J. Paton, G. Bramley, O. Ryding, R.M. Polhill, Y.B. Harvey, M. Iwarsson, F. Willis, P.B. Phillipson, K. Balkwill, C.W. Lukhoba, D.F. Otieno, & R.M. Harley. Nepeta, RM Polhill. Flora of Tropical East Africa. 2009
- Note
- A native of S Europe, West and Central Asia
- Morphology General Habit
- Perennial herb 0.5–0.8 m
- Morphology Leaves
- Leaves ovate, 20–70 × 10–45 mm, crenate, cordate
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Inflorescences
- Inflorescence condensed above, lax below, with several-flowered cymes, bracteoles 3–4 mm long, around half the length of the calyx
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Calyx
- Calyx 6–7.5 mm long
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Corolla
- Corolla white or pale purple, 7.5–10 mm long.
[UPFC]
- Distribution
- Biogeografic region: Andean. Elevation range: 1800–2700 m a.s.l. Naturalised in Colombia. Colombian departments: Cundinamarca.
- Habit
- Herb.
- Ecology
- Habitat according IUCN Habitats Classification: shrubland, artificial - terrestrial.
[CPLC]
Bernal, R., Gradstein, S.R. & Celis, M. (eds.). 2015. Catálogo de plantas y líquenes de Colombia. Instituto de Ciencias Naturales, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogotá. http://catalogoplantasdecolombia.unal.edu.co
- Distribution
- Naturalizada en Colombia; Alt. 1800 - 2700 m.; Andes.
- Morphology General Habit
- Hierba
- Conservation
- No Evaluada
Doubtfully present in:
Morocco
Native to:
Afghanistan, Albania, Altay, Baleares, Baltic States, Belarus, Bulgaria, Central European Rus, China North-Central, China South-Central, Corse, East European Russia, France, Greece, Iran, Iraq, Italy, Japan, Kazakhstan, Kirgizstan, Korea, Krym, Lebanon-Syria, Nepal, North Caucasus, North European Russi, Northwest European R, Pakistan, Portugal, Romania, Sicilia, South European Russi, Spain, Switzerland, Tadzhikistan, Transcaucasus, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, West Himalaya, West Siberia, Xinjiang, Yugoslavia
Introduced into:
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, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming
- Calamintha albiflora Vaniot
- Cataria tomentosa Gilib.
- Cataria vulgaris Gaterau
- Glechoma cataria (L.) Kuntze
- Glechoma macrura (Ledeb. ex Spreng.) Kuntze
- Nepeta americana Vitman
- Nepeta bodinieri Vaniot
- Nepeta ceretana Sennen
- Nepeta citriodora (Dumoulin ex Lej.) Dumort.
- Nepeta laurentii Sennen
- Nepeta macrura Ledeb. ex Spreng.
- Nepeta minor Mill.
- Nepeta mollis Salisb.
- Nepeta ruderalis Boiss.
- Nepeta tomentosa Vitman
- Nepeta vulgaris Lam.
Nepeta cataria L. appears in other Kew resources:
Date | Reference | Identified As | Barcode | Type Status | Has image? |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sep 1, 1966 | Griffith, W. [507], Afghanistan | K000910938 | Yes | ||
Sep 1, 1966 | Griffith, W. [887], Afghanistan | K000910937 | Yes | ||
Calage, K. [273], Brazil | K001225995 | Yes | |||
Mara, G. [1], Brazil | K001225996 | Yes |
First published in Sp. Pl.: 570 (1753)
Accepted by
- Arbo, M.M. & al. (2018). Flora Argentina. Flora vascular de la República Argentina 20(1): 1-488. INTA, IMBIV & IBODA.
- Bernal, R., Gradstein, R.S. & Celis, M. (eds.) (2016). Catálogo de plantas y líquenes de Colombia 1-2: 1-3068. Libro impreso.
- Castroviejo, S. & al. (eds.) (2010). Flora Iberica 12: 1-650. Real Jardín Botánico, CSIC, Madrid.
- Chang, C.S., Kim, H. & Chang, K.S. (2014). Provisional checklist of vascular plants for the Korea peninsula flora (KPF): 1-660. DESIGNPOST.
- Dobignard, A. & Chatelain, C. (2012). Index synonymique de la flore d'Afrique du nord 4: 1-431. Éditions des conservatoire et jardin botaniques, Genève.
- Govaerts, R. (2003). World Checklist of Selected Plant Families Database in ACCESS: 1-216203. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
- Hassan, T., Dar, G.H.& Khuroo,A.A. (2011). Taxonomic status of the genus Nepeta L. (Lamiaceae) in Kashmir Himalaya, India Iranian Journal of Botany 17: 181-188.
- Iwatsuki, K., Yamazaki, T., Boufford, D.E. & Ohba, H. (eds.) (1993). Flora of Japan IIIa: 1-482. Kodansha Ltd., Tokyo.
- Kozhevnikov, A.E., Kozhevnikov, Z.V., Kwak, M. & Lee, B.Y. (2019). Illustrated flora of the Primorsky Territory, Russian Far East: 1-1124. National institute of biological resources.
- Kravchenko, A.V., Timofeeva, V.V., Rudkocskaya, O.A. & Fadeeva, M.A. (2008). Vascular plant species new and rare to Karelia Botanicheskii Zhurnal. Moscow & Leningrad 93: 776-788.
- Larson, J., Reif, B., Nelson, B.E. & Hartman, R.L. (2014). Floristic studies in North Central New Mexico, U.S.A. the Sange de Cristo mountains Journal of the Botanical Research Institute of Texas 8: 271-303.
- Lysenko, D.S. (2011). New adventive species in the flora of Magadan province Byulleten' Glavnogo Botaniceskogo Sada 197: 86-94.
- Nowak, A. & Nobis, M. (eds.) (2020). Illustrated Flora of Tajikistan and adjacent areas 2: 367-766. PAN, Polish academy of sciences.
- Paton, A.J., Bramley, G., Ryding, O., Polhill, R., Harvey, Y., Iwarsson, M., Willis, F., Phillipson, P., Balkwill, K., Lukhoba, C., Otiend, D & Harley (2009). Lamiaceae (Labiatae) Flora of Tropical East Africa: 1-430.
- Reshi, M.A., Naqshi, A.R. & Shah, I.A. (2012 publ. 2013). Revision of genus Nepeta Linn. (Lamiaceae) in Kashmir Himalaya Journal of Economic and Taxonomic Botany 36: 438-457.
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