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Common behaviors cats display when they sense the bruised leaves or stems of catnip are rubbing on the plant, rolling on the ground, pawing at it, licking it, and chewing it. Consuming much of the plant is followed by drooling, sleepiness, anxiety, leaping about, and purring. [49] Some growl, meow, scratch, or bite at the hand holding it.
Nepeta racemosa, the dwarf catnip [2] or raceme catnip, syn. N. mussiniii, [3] is a species of flowering plant in the mint family Lamiaceae, native to the Caucasus, Turkey and northern Iran. Growing to 30 cm (12 in) tall by 45 cm (18 in) wide, it is a herbaceous perennial with aromatic leaves and violet or lilac-blue flowers in summer.
Growing to 75 cm (30 in) tall by 30 cm (12 in), it is a clump-forming, erect deciduous herbaceous perennial with aromatic, slightly hairy, grey-green leaves, and spikes of purple/blue flowers in early summer. [2] Species of Nepeta are called catnip or catmint, with reference to their reported effect on some domestic cats. The plants seem to ...
Nepeta is a genus of flowering plants in the family Lamiaceae. The genus name, from Latin nepeta (“catnip”), is reportedly in reference to Nepete, an ancient Etruscan city. [2] There are 295 accepted species. [1] The genus is native to Europe, Asia, and Africa, and has also naturalized in North America. [3]
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 ...
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Nepeta × faassenii, a flowering plant also known as catmint [1] 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.