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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.
Nepeta × faassenii (garden catmint) – a hybrid of garden source with gray-green foliage and lavender flowers. It is drought-tolerant and deer-resistant. [2] The cultivar 'Walker's Low' was named Perennial of the Year for 2007 by the Perennial Plant Association. [6] [7] Nepeta racemosa (raceme catnip) – commonly used in landscaping. [6]
Native plants and animals in Florida are threatened by the spread of invasive species. [2] Florida is a major biodiversity hotspot in North America and the hospitable sub-tropical climate has also become a hotspot for invasive plants and animals due to anthropogenic introduction. [3] [4]
Non-native invasive species can disrupt ecosystems because they do not have natural predators, or other ecological checks-and-balances. Thus, with less competition from native species, non-native populations can explode. [9] Invasive insects and pathogens have eliminated entire tree species from forests of the United States in as little as decades.
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.
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 ...
Nepeta cataria, commonly known as catnip and catmint, is a species of the genus Nepeta in the mint family, native to southern and eastern Europe, the Middle East, and Central Asia. It is widely naturalized in northern Europe, New Zealand , and North America .
Anisomeles malabarica, more commonly known as the Malabar catmint, [2] is a species of herbaceous shrub in the family Lamiaceae. [ 3 ] [ 4 ] [ 5 ] It is native to tropical and subtropical regions of India , and Sri Lanka , but can also be found in Malaysia , Bangladesh , Myanmar , Bismarck Archipelago , Mauritius , Andaman Islands and Réunion .