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Catmint usually refers to: * the genus '' Anisomeles'' * the garden plant ''Nepeta'' × ''faassenii'' It may also refer to * '' Anisomeles indica'' * '' Anisomeles malabarica'', Malabar catmint * the plant genus ''Nepeta'' ** ''Nepeta cataria'', catnip **''Nepeta nepetella ''Nepeta nepetella'', common name lesser cat-mint, is a low-growing species of catnip belonging to the family Lamiaceae. It is native to France, Spain, Italy, Algeria, and Morocco. ;Subspecies # ''Nepeta nepetella'' subsp. ''aragonensis'' (Lam.) ...'', lesser catmint See also * Catnip (other) {{plant common name ...
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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, opposite, intricately veined, gray—green leaves, on square stems. The foliage is fragrant. It grows from tall by wide.Missouri Botanical Garden: ''Nepeta'' × ''faassenii''
. accessed 1.10.2013
The plant produces small but showy, abundant, two-lipped, trumpet-shaped, soft lavender flowers, from spring through autumn. Continued blooming is encouraged by deadheading.
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Nepeta Cataria
''Nepeta cataria'', commonly known as catnip, catswort, catwort, and catmint, is a species of the genus ''Nepeta'' in the family Lamiaceae, native to southern and eastern Europe, the Middle East, Central Asia, and parts of China. It is widely naturalized in northern Europe, New Zealand, and North America. The common name catmint can also refer to the genus as a whole. The names ''catnip'' and ''catmint'' are derived from the intense attraction about two-thirds of cats have toward it ( alternative plants exist). In addition to its uses with cats, catnip is an ingredient in some herbal teas (or tisanes), and is valued for its sedative and relaxant properties. Description ''Nepeta cataria'' is a short-lived perennial, herbaceous plant that grows to be tall and wide, and that blooms from late spring to autumn. In appearance, ''N. cataria'' resembles a typical member of the mint family of plants, featuring brown-green foliage with the characteristic square stem of the plant family ...
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Anisomeles
''Anisomeles'' is a genus of herbs of the family Lamiaceae and is native to China, the Indian Subcontinent, Southeast Asia, New Guinea, Australia, Madagascar, and some Pacific and Indian Ocean islands. Plants in the genus ''Anisomeles'' have small, flat, narrow elliptic to narrow e.g.-shaped leaves arranged in opposite pairs, the edges of the leaves sometimes wavy or serrated. The flowers are arranged in groups, with five sepals and five petals in two "lips", the lower lip with three lobes, the middle lobe much longer than the side lobes. There are four stamens that extend beyond the petals and a single style in a depression on top of the ovary. The fruit is a schizocarp with four nutlets containing small seeds. Taxonomy The genus ''Anisomeles'' was first formally described in 1810 by Robert Brown in his ''Prodromus Florae Novae Hollandiae et Insulae Van Diemen''. The name ''Anisomeles'' means "unequal limbs", referring to the petal lobes. Species list The following is a list o ...
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Anisomeles Indica
''Anisomeles indica'', or catmint, is a species of herbaceous plant native to eastern Asia East Asia is the eastern region of Asia, which is defined in both Geography, geographical and culture, ethno-cultural terms. The modern State (polity), states of East Asia include China, Japan, Mongolia, North Korea, South Korea, and Taiwan. ... and naturalized on some Pacific islands. References indica {{Lamiaceae-stub ...
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Anisomeles Malabarica
''Anisomeles malabarica'', more commonly known as the Malabar catmint, is a species of herbaceous shrub in the family Lamiaceae. It is native to tropical and subtropical regions of India, and Sri Lanka, but can also be found in Malaysia, Bangladesh, Myanamar, Bismarck Archipelago, Mauritius, Andaman Is. and Réunion. Growing up to 2 m high, it has narrow green leaves 3–8 cm in length, and 1.5–3 cm wide. It is pollinated by sunbirds and carpenter bees, and bears purple flowers in mid spring, though it may also bear the flowers throughout the year. Originally used in Sri Lankan and Hindi folk medicine, the current main uses are medicinal, aromatics and cosmetics. Description Morphology ''Anisomeles malabarica'' is a perennial herbaceous shrub that ranges from 0.9 to 2.0m in height. The thick, petiolate leaves are a narrow oval shape, tapering to a point at each end; with a width of 1.5–3 cm and a length of 3–8 cm. The base of the leaves are narrow ...
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Nepeta
''Nepeta'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Lamiaceae. The genus name is reportedly in reference to Nepete, an ancient Etruscan city.Missouri Botanical Garden: ''Nepeta'' × ''faassenii''
Accessed January 10, 2013
There are about 250 species. The genus is to Europe, Asia, and Africa, and has also in North America. Some members of this group are known as



Nepeta Nepetella
''Nepeta nepetella'', common name lesser cat-mint, is a low-growing species of catnip belonging to the family Lamiaceae. It is native to France, Spain, Italy, Algeria, and Morocco. ;Subspecies # ''Nepeta nepetella'' subsp. ''aragonensis'' (Lam.) Nyman - Spain, Algeria, Morocco # ''Nepeta nepetella'' subsp. ''laciniata'' (Willk.) Aedo - Sierra Nevada of southern Spain # ''Nepeta nepetella'' subsp. ''murcica'' (Guirão ex Willk.) Aedo - Morocco, southern Spain # ''Nepeta nepetella'' subsp. ''nepetella'' - Pyrenees, western Alps, + Apennines of Spain, France, Italy Description ''Nepeta nepetella'' can reach a height of . This perennial very variable plant has usually green crenate leaves and produces in summer spikes with bluish-violet small flowers about long. Uses Nepetella, as it is commonly called (other names include nepeta, nepitella) is used in Tuscan cooking, often for mushrooms and artichokes. Due to the difficulty in obtaining nepetella, many recipes have been rewritten ...
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