Nepeta nepetella L.


Family	LAMIACEAE
Genus species	Nepeta nepetella L.
Synonyms	Nepeta angustifolia Mill.
	Nepeta grandiflora Mutel
	Nepeta lanceolata Lam.
Habitat	thickets
Description	leaves oblong to lanceolate, 1-4cm long, crenate to deeply dentate, grey-green to green, flowers 10-12mm long in secund, often branched spike
Size	40-80cm
Color	bluish violet, white
Bloom	summer
Ca
Type	tuft
Cultivation	mesic, slightly humous, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, rich, drained soil, semi-shade
Propagation	seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 16-21°C division in early spring; basal cuttings in late spring
Territory	Europe Southwestern Europe (France , Spain ) Southeastern Europe (Italy ) Africa Northern Africa
Bibliography	Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org

Comments	LAMIACEAE Nepeta nepetella L., Syst. Nat. ed. 10. 2: 1096 (1759) Synonyms Cataria nepetella (L.) Moench Glechoma nepetella (L.) Kuntze ============================================================================= nepetella typica ined. Synonyms: Cataria tenuifolia Bubani Nepeta angustifolia Mill. Nepeta arragonensis Benth. Nepeta catalaunica Sennen Nepeta delphinensis Mutel Nepeta grandiflora Mutel Nepeta graveolens Vill. Nepeta humilis Salisb. Nepeta lanceolata Lam. Nepeta lanceolata graveolens (Vill.) Gaudin Nepeta longicaulis Dufour Nepeta nepetella lanceolata (Lam.) Willk. Nepeta nepetella longicaulis (Dufour) Nyman Nepeta paniculata Mill. w. Alps, Pyrenees, Apennines 12 FRA SPA 13 ITA nepetella aragonensis (Lam.) Nyman, Consp. Fl. Eur. 586 (1881) Basionym: Nepeta aragonensis Lam., Encycl. [J. Lamarck & al.] 1: 711 (1785) Synonyms: Nepeta nepetella aragonensis (Lam.) Briq. Nepeta amethystina Desf. ex Poir. Nepeta civitiana Pau Nepeta murcica toranzii A.Segura Nepeta nepetella amethystina (Desf. ex Poir.) Briq. c. & e. Spain, Algeria, Morocco 12 SPA 20 ALG MOR nepetella laciniata (Willk.) Aedo, Fl. Iber. 12: 462 (2010) Basionym: Nepeta boissieri laciniata Willk., Bot. Zeitung (Berlin) 15: 219 (1875) Synonyms: Nepeta amethystina laciniata (Willk.) Ubera & Valdés Nepeta almeriensis Sennen Nepeta ceballosii Vicioso & Pau Nepeta hieronymi Sennen s. Spain (Sierra Nevada) 12 SPA nepetella murcica (Guirăo ex Willk.) Aedo, ibid. Basionym: Nepeta murcica Guiăro ex Willk., Bot. Zeitung (Berlin) 15: 218 (1857) Synonyms: Nepeta amethystina intermedia Rouy Nepeta amethystina murcica (Guirăo ex Willk.) Nyman Glechoma mallophora (Webb & Heldr.) Kuntze Nepeta amethystina anticaria Ladero & Rivas Goday ex Ubera & Valdés Nepeta amethystina bourgaei (Briq.) Ubera & Valdés Nepeta amethystina mallophora (Webb & Heldr.) Ubera & Valdés Nepeta amethystina microglandulosa Molero Nepeta imbricata Lag. ex Spreng. Nepeta mallophora Webb & Heldr. Nepeta mallophora anticaria (Ladero & Rivas Goday ex Ubera & Valdés) M.B.Crespo & al. Nepeta mallophora bourgaei (Briq.) M.B.Crespo & al. Nepeta mallophora microglandulosa (Molero) Molero Nepeta murcica cuneata A.Segura Nepeta nepetella bourgaei Briq. Nepeta nepetella mallophora (Webb & Heldr.) Font Quer s. & se. Spain, Morocco 12 SPA 20 MOR