Catmint

Last updated March 18, 2019

Catmint usually refers to:

the genus Anisomeles
the garden plant Nepeta × faassenii

Anisomeles, with common name catteeth, is a genus of herbaceous plants of the family Lamiaceae first described in 1909. It is native to China, the Indian Subcontinent, Southeast Asia, New Guinea, Australia, Madagascar, and assorted islands of the Pacific and Indian Oceans.

Anisomeles candicansBenth. - Myanmar, Thailand
Anisomeles heyneanaBenth. - India, Bangladesh
Anisomeles indica(L.) Kuntze - China, Tibet, Himalayas, India, Bangladesh, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Maldive Islands, Lakshadweep, Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Indochina, Malaysia, Indonesia, Philippines, New Guinea, Christmas Island, Bismarck Archipelago, Mauritius, Madagascar; naturalized in Fiji, Samoa, Jamaica, Trinidad
Anisomeles malabarica(L.) R.Br. ex Sims - India, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia, New Guinea, Bismarck Archipelago, Mauritius, Réunion, northern Australia
Anisomeles salviifoliaR.Br. - New Guinea, Northern Territory of Australia

Nepeta × faassenii, a flowering plant also known as catmint and Faassen's catnip, is a primary hybrid of garden origin. The parent species are Nepeta racemosa and Nepeta nepetella.

It may also refer to

Anisomeles indica
Anisomeles malabarica , Malabar catmint
the plant genus Nepeta
- Nepeta cataria , catnip
- Nepeta nepetella , lesser catmint

Anisomeles indica, with common name catmint, is a species of herbaceous plant native to eastern Asia and naturalized on some Pacific islands.

Anisomeles malabarica, with common name Malabar catmint, is a species of herbaceous plant native to India, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia, New Guinea, Bismarck Archipelago, Mauritius, Réunion, northern Australia.

Nepeta nepetella, common name lesser cat-mint, is a low-growing species of catnip belonging to the family Lamiaceae. It is native to France, Spain, Italy, Algeria, and Morocco.

Nepeta nepetella subsp. aragonensis(Lam.) Nyman - Spain, Algeria, Morocco
Nepeta nepetella subsp. laciniata(Willk.) Aedo - Sierra Nevada of southern Spain
Nepeta nepetella subsp. murcica(Guirão ex Willk.) Aedo - Morocco, southern Spain
Nepeta nepetella subsp. nepetella - Pyrenees, western Alps, + Apennines of Spain, France, Italy

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