Lamiaceae
Nepeta

Nepeta cataria L.

First published in Sp. Pl.: 570 (1753)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is S. Europe to Japan (C. Honshu). It is a perennial and grows primarily in the temperate biome. It is has environmental uses, as a medicine and for food.

Descriptions

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.
[FTEA]

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.
[UPFC]

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
[CPLC]

Uses

Use Environmental
Environmental uses.
Use Food
Used for food.
Use Medicines
Medical uses.
[UPFC]

Sources

  • Catálogo de Plantas y Líquenes de Colombia

    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Flora of Tropical East Africa

    • Flora of Tropical East Africa
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  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2023. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2022 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2023. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2022 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Science Photographs

    • Copyright applied to individual images

  • Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia

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