Nepeta cataria

Auckland. Feb 2007.<br>Photographer: Peter J. de Lange, Licence: <a target='_blank' href='https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0'>CC BY-NC</a>.

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Common names

catnip

Family

Lamiaceae

Authority

Nepeta cataria L.

Flora category

Vascular – Exotic

Structural class

Herbs - Dicotyledons other than Composites

NVS code

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NEPCAT

Conservation status

Not applicable

Flower colours

Red/Pink, White

Year naturalised

1870

Origin

Eurasia

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