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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 .
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.
Catnip is a plant—known scientifically as Nepeta cataria—that is a member of the mint family. The active ingredient is called nepetalactone, which many domestic cats respond to in a variety of ...
Nepetalactone is a name for multiple iridoid analog stereoisomers.Nepetalactones are produced by Nepeta cataria and many other plants belonging to the genus Nepeta, in which they protect these plants from herbivorous insects by functioning as insect repellents.
Botanical illustration of Clinopodium nepeta (titled as Thymus nepeta) from Deutschlands Flora in Abbildungen (1796) Lesser calamint is a perennial shrub, forming a compact mound of shiny, green oregano-like leaves. The flowers are lavender pink. The plant reaches a height of 18 inches (46 cm). [3]
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