| Family | LAMIACEAE |
| Genus species | Nepeta nepetella L. |
| Bibliography | Syst. Nat., ed. 10. 2: 1096 (1759) |
| Native Range | Pyrenees, w. Alps, Apennines |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| 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 | perennial |
| 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 |
| Synonyms | Cataria nepetella (L.) Moench Cataria tenuifolia Bubani Glechoma nepetella (L.) Kuntze Nepeta angustifolia Mill. Nepeta catalaunica Sennen Nepeta delphinensis Mutel Nepeta grandiflora Mutel Nepeta graveolens Vill. Nepeta humilis Salisb. Nepeta incana Aiton Nepeta lanceolata Lam. Nepeta lanceolata var. candolleana Gaudin Nepeta lanceolata var. graveolens (Vill.) Gaudin Nepeta lanceolata ssp. nepetella (L.) Bonnier & Layens Nepeta lanceolata var. pyrenaea Pau Nepeta longicaulis Dufour Nepeta nepetella var. argutidens Briq. Nepeta nepetella var. humilis Benth. Nepeta nepetella var. incana Benth. Nepeta nepetella var. lanceolata (Lam.) Willk. Nepeta nepetella var. longicaulis (Dufour) Nyman Nepeta nepetella var. major Benth. Nepeta paniculata Mill. |
| Territory | 1 Europe 12 Southwestern Europe (FRA France, SPA Spain) 13 Southeastern Europe (ITA Italy) 2 Africa 20 Northern Africa |