Nepeta nepetella
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Nepeta nepetella at Orto Botanico dell'Università di Genova | |
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Nepeta nepetella, common name lesser cat-mint,[2] is a low-growing species of catnip belonging to the family Lamiaceae. It is native to France, Spain, Italy, Algeria, and Morocco.[1][3]
- Subspecies[1]
- 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.[4][5]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant families
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- ↑ Altervista Flora Italiana, Gattaia minore, Nepeta nepetella L.
- ↑ Alpine Plants Enciclopaedia
- ↑ Biolib