*Nepeta cataria Linnaeus. Common name: Catnip, Catmint. Phenology: Jul-Oct. Habitat: Fencerows, barnyards, disturbed areas. Distribution: Native of Eurasia.
Origin/Endemic status: Eurasia
Synonymy ⓘ: = Ar, C, F, G, GrPl, Il, K4, Mi, Mo3, NcTx, NE, NY, Pa, RAB, S, Tat, Tn, Tx, Va, W, WV. Basionym: Nepeta cataria L. 1753
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Wetland Indicator Status:
- Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: FACU
- Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: FACU
- Great Plains: FACU
- Midwest: FACU
- Northcentral & Northeast: FACU
Heliophily ⓘ: 7
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Horticultural Information
Intro: Erect, naturalized perennial of fencerows, barnyards and other disturbed areas.
Stems: Stems stout, 4-angled, branched, gray-green and densely furry. Native of Eurasia.
Leaves: Leaves opposite, petiolate, oval to triangular with blunt or notched base, to 3 in. long, coarsely toothed, pale gray-green, white-hairy beneath; leaves release a strong scent when bruised.
Inforescence:
Flowers: Flowers in spikelike, dense terminal and axillary heads; each flower white with purple or pink spots, ¼ in. long, tubular and split into 2 lips.
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Height: 2-3 ft.
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description: Erect, naturalized perennial of fencerows, barnyards and other disturbed areas.
stems: Stems stout, 4-angled, branched, gray-green and densely furry. Native of Eurasia.
leaves: Leaves opposite, petiolate, oval to triangular with blunt or notched base, to 3 in. long, coarsely toothed, pale gray-green, white-hairy beneath; leaves release a strong scent when bruised.
inflorescence:
flowers: Flowers in spikelike, dense terminal and axillary heads; each flower white with purple or pink spots, ¼ in. long, tubular and split into 2 lips.
fruits:
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native range: Europe & Asia
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