Nepeta cataria

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Lamiales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Asterids Cladus: Lamiids Ordo: Lamiales

Familia: Lamiaceae
Subfamilia: Nepetoideae
Tribus: Mentheae
Subtribus: Nepetinae
Genus: Nepeta
Species: Nepeta cataria

Name

Nepeta cataria L., Sp. Pl.: 570 (1753).

Synonyms

Homotypic
- Nepeta vulgaris Lam., Fl. Franç. 2: 398 (1779), nom. superfl.
- Cataria vulgaris Gaterau, Descr. Pl. Montauban: 105 (1789).
- Glechoma cataria (L.) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 518 (1891).
Heterotypic
- Nepeta minor Mill., Gard. Dict. ed. 8: n.º 2 (1768).
- Cataria tomentosa Gilib., Fl. Lit. Inch. 1: 78 (1782), opus utiq. oppr.
- Nepeta americana Vitman, Summa Pl. 3: 419 (1789), nom. illeg.
- Nepeta tomentosa Vitman, Summa Pl. 3: 419 (1789).
- Nepeta mollis Salisb., Prodr. Stirp. Chap. Allerton: 78 (1796), nom. illeg.
- Nepeta cataria var. citriodora Dumoulin ex Lej., Rev. Fl. Spa: 114 (1825).
- Nepeta macrura Ledeb. ex Spreng., Syst. Veg. 2: 729 (1825).
- Nepeta citriodora (Dumoulin ex Lej.) Dumort., Fl. Belg.: 47 (1827).
- Nepeta ruderalis Boiss., Fl. Orient. 4: 643 (1879), nom. illeg.
- Glechoma macrura (Ledeb. ex Spreng.) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 518 (1891).
- Calamintha albiflora Vaniot, Bull. Acad. Int. Géogr. Bot. 14: 181 (1904).
- Nepeta bodinieri Vaniot, Bull. Acad. Int. Géogr. Bot. 14: 172 (1904).
- Nepeta ceretana Sennen, Treb. Inst. Catalana Hist. Nat. 15: 29 (1931).
- Nepeta laurentii Sennen, Bol. Soc. Ibér. Ci. Nat. 32: 20 (1933 publ. 1934).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Europe
- Regional: Northern Europe
  - Denmark, Finland, Great Britain, Norway, Sweden (introduced).
- Regional: Middle Europe
  - Austria, Belgium, Czechoslovakia, Germany, Netherlands, Poland (introduced), Switzerland.
- Regional: Southwestern Europe
  - Baleares, Corse, France, Portugal, Spain.
- Regional: Southeastern Europe
  - Albania, Bulgaria, Greece, Italy, Romania, Sicilia, Yugoslavia.
- Regional: Eastern Europe
  - Belarus, Baltic States, Krym, Central European Russia, East European Russia, North European Russia, South European Russia, Northwest European Russia, Ukraine.
Continental: Africa
- Regional: Northern Africa
  - Morocco (doubtful.
- Regional: Macaronesia
  - Azores (introduced).
Continental: Asia-Temperate
- Regional: Siberia
  - Altay, West Siberia.
- Regional: Russian Far East
  - Khabarovsk, Magadan, Primorye (introduced).
- Regional: Middle Asia
  - Kazakhstan, Kirgizstan, Turkmenistan, Tadzhikistan, Uzbekistan.
- Regional: Caucasus
  - North Caucasus, Transcaucasus.
- Regional: Western Asia
  - Afghanistan, Iran, Iraq, Lebanon-Syria, Turkey.
- Regional: China
  - China South-Central, China North-Central, Xinjiang.
- Regional: Eastern Asia
  - Japan, Korea.
Continental: Asia-Tropical
- Regional: Indian Subcontinent
  - Nepal, Pakistan, West Himalaya.
Continental: Australasia (introduced)
- Regional: Australia
  - Tasmania.
- Regional: New Zealand
  - New Zealand North, New Zealand South.
Continental: Northern America (introduced)
- Regional: Subarctic America
  - Alaska.
- Regional: Western Canada
  - Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, Saskatchewan.
- Regional: Eastern Canada
  - New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Prince Edward Island, Québec.
- Regional: Northwestern U.S.A.
  - Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, Wyoming.
- Regional: North-Central U.S.A.
  - Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, North Dakota, Nebraska, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Wisconsin.
- Regional: Northeastern U.S.A.
  - Connecticut, Indiana, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, West Virginia.
- Regional: Southwestern U.S.A.
  - Arizona, California, Nevada, Utah.
- Regional: South-Central U.S.A.
  - New Mexico, Texas.
- Regional: Southeastern U.S.A.
  - Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, District of Columbia.
Continental: Southern America (introduced)
- Regional: Western South America
  - Colombia.
- Regional: Southern South America
  - Argentina Northeast, Argentina South, Argentina Northwest.

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2^nd Edition

References

Primary references

Linnaeus, C. 1753. Species Plantarum. Tomus II: 570. Reference page.

Additional references

Aedo, C. 2010. Nepeta. Pp. 455–477 in Castroviejo, S.†, Morales, R., Quintanar, A., Cabezas, F., Pujadas, A. & Cirujano, S. (eds.), Flora Ibérica. Plantas Vasculares de la Península Ibérica e Islas Baleares. Vol. XII. Verbenaceae − Labiatae − Callitrichaceae. liv + 650 pp., Real Jardín Botánico, CSIC, Madrid. ISBN 978-84-00-09041-8. PDF. Reference page.

Links

Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Nepeta cataria in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 May 04. Reference page.
Hassler, M. 2022. Nepeta cataria. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2022. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2022 May 04. Reference page.
Tropicos.org 2022. Nepeta cataria. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 04 May 2022.
International Plant Names Index. 2022. Nepeta cataria. Published online. Accessed: May 04 2022.

Vernacular names

العربية: قطرم حقيقي
azərbaycanca: Adi pişiknanəsi
bosanski: Macina trava
català: Herba gatera
čeština: Šanta kočičí
чӑвашла: Кушак пӳсĕр курăкĕ
Cymraeg: Mintys y gath
dansk: Almindelig katteurt
Deutsch: Echte Katzenminze
English: Catnip
español: Hierba de los gatos
eesti: Harilik naistenõges
فارسی: نعنای گربه‌ای
suomi: Aitokissanminttu
français: Cataire
galego: Herba gateira
hrvatski: Prava mačja metvica
magyar: Illatos macskamenta
Bahasa Indonesia: Kucingan
한국어: 개박하
lietuvių: Paprastoji katžolė
latviešu: Kaķumētra
Nederlands: Wild kattenkruid
norsk: Kattemynte
polski: Kocimiętka właściwa
português do Brasil: Erva-dos-gatos
português: Erva-gateira
русский: Котовник кошачий
slovenčina: Kocúrnik obyčajný
slovenščina: Mačja meta
svenska: Kattmynta
Türkçe: Kedi nanesi
Tiếng Việt: Bạc hà mèo
中文: 貓薄荷

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