Kingdom Plantae Family Lamiaceae Rank Species | Order Lamiales Genus Nepeta | |
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Similar Nepeta nuda, Nepeta racemosa, Dracocephalum sibiricum, Nepeta × faassenii | ||
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.
- 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 40–80 centimetres (16–31 in). This perennial very variable plant has usually green crenate leaves and produces in summer spikes with bluish-violet small flowers about 1–81.2 centimetres (0.39–31.97 in) long.
References
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