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Nepeta cataria L. Jing jie; Catnip

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Higher taxa:  Life   Plantae   Dicotyledoneae   Lamiaceae   Nepeta   Global map IDnature guides: Dicotyledoneae, Plants_Chicago, POPA_USGA, Wildflowers Missouri Botanical Garden We parsed the following live from the Web into this page. Such content is managed by its original site and not cached on Discover Life. Please send feedback and corrections directly to the source. See original regarding copyrights and terms of use. Plants Database, United States Department of Agriculture CalPhotos

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© Kay Yatskievych, 2003 Nepeta cataria, leaf and flower	© Copyright Steve Baskauf, 2002-2005 Nepeta cataria, Whole plant
© Copyright Steve Baskauf, 2002-2005 Nepeta cataria, Flower	© Copyright Steve Baskauf, 2002-2005 Nepeta cataria, Leaf

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Name Search name search type enter a search name Scientific Name Common Name Symbol State Search Advanced Search Search Help   Alternative Crops Characteristics Classification Culturally Significant Distribution Update Fact Sheets & Plant Guides Invasive and Noxious Weeds Links Plant Materials Publications Threatened & Endangered Wetland Indicator Status     40,000+ Plant Images Submit Your Digital Images     Complete PLANTS Checklist State PLANTS Checklist Advanced Search Download Symbols for Unknown Plants NRCS State GSAT Lists NRCS State Plants Lists PLANTS Posters     Crop Nutrient Tool Ecological Site Information System PLANTS Identification Keys Plant Materials Web Site Other NRCS Tech Resources VegSpec     You are here: Home / PLANTS Profile Printer-Friendly PLANTS Profile   Nepeta cataria L. catnip         Symbol:   NECA2   Group:   Dicot   Family:   Lamiaceae   Duration:   Perennial   Growth Habit:   Forb/herb   Native Status:   L48    I AK    I CAN    I Click on the image below to enlarge it and download a high-resolution JPEG file. ©Larry Allain. USGS NWRC . Usage Requirements . Any use of copyrighted images requires notification of the copyright holder.   More Information: Classification Data Source and Documentation   Images: Nepeta cataria L. Click on a thumbnail to view an image, or see all the Nepeta thumbnails at the PLANTS Gallery   Distribution: Nepeta cataria L. View Native Status See U.S. county distributions (when available) by clicking on the map or the linked states below: USA (AK, AL , AR , AZ , CA , CO , CT , DC , DE , GA , IA , ID , IL , IN , KS , KY , LA , MA , MD, ME , MI , MN , MO , MS, MT , NC , ND , NE , NH , NJ , NM , NV , NY , OH , OK , OR , PA , RI , SC , SD , TN , TX , UT , VA , VT , WA , WI , WV , WY ), CAN (AB, BC, MB, NB, NF, NS, ON, PE, QC, SK)   Related Taxa: Nepeta cataria L. View 76 genera in Lamiaceae , 4 species in Nepeta   Classification: Nepeta cataria L. Click on a scientific name below to expand it in the PLANTS Classification Report.     Kingdom Plantae – Plants Subkingdom Tracheobionta – Vascular plants Superdivision Spermatophyta – Seed plants Division Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants Class Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons Subclass Asteridae Order Lamiales Family Lamiaceae – Mint family Genus Nepeta L. – catnip Species Nepeta cataria L. – catnip   U.S. Weed Information: Nepeta cataria L. catmint catnip catwort field balm This plant can be weedy or invasive according to the authoritative sources noted below. This plant may be known by one or more common names in different places, and some are listed above. Click on an acronym to view each weed list, or click here for a composite list of Weeds of the U.S. NE&GP        Stubbendieck, J., G.Y. Friisoe, & M.R. Bolick. 1994. Weeds of Nebraska and the Great Plains . Nebraska Department of Agriculture, Bureau of Plant Industry. Lincoln, Nebraska.   Introduced Information: Nepeta cataria L. This plant is introduced to some part of the PLANTS Floristic Area, though it may be native in other parts. Click on link below for a partial or complete list of PFA introduced plants. Scientific Name= A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z | all Common Name= A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z | all   Wetland Indicator Status: Nepeta cataria L. Nat. Ind. Reg. 1 Reg. 2 Reg. 3 Reg. 4 Reg. 5 Reg. 6 Reg. 7 Reg. 8 Reg. 9 Reg. 0 Reg. A Reg. C Reg. H FACU-,FACW- FACU FACU+ FAC- FACU FACU FAC FACW- FACU FAC FACU- FAC NO NO Interpreting Wetland Indicator Status   More Accounts and Images: Nepeta cataria L. View photographs from CalPhotos. View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN). View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 32623. View species account and distribution map from Jepson Interchange (University of California - Berkeley). View species account from Native American Ethnobotany (University of Michigan - Dearborn). View photographs and distribution from University of Tennessee Herbarium. View photographs and distribution from University of Washington Burke Museum. View species account and photographs from University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point Freckmann Herbarium.   Related Web Sites: Nepeta cataria L. IL-Weeds of the North Central States     Time Generated: 02/09/2010 07:48 PM MST   PLANTS Home | USDA.gov | NRCS | Site Map | Policies and Links Accessibility Statement | Privacy Policy | Non-Discrimination Statement

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CalPhotos     Photo Database   Number of matches : 4 Query: SELECT * FROM img WHERE ready=1 and taxon like "Nepeta cataria%" and (lifeform != "specimen_tag" OR lifeform != "Plant") ORDER BY taxon Click on the thumbnail to see an enlargement Nepeta cataria Catnip ID: 0000 0000 0702 0001 [detail] © 2002 Brent Miller Nepeta cataria Catnip ID: 6249 3022 3540 0035 [detail] © 1995 Saint Mary's College of California Nepeta cataria ID: 0000 0000 0107 1147 [detail] © 2007 Louis-M. Landry Nepeta cataria ID: 0000 0000 0107 1148 [detail] © 2007 Louis-M. Landry Using these photos: A variety of organizations and individuals have contributed photographs to CalPhotos. Please follow the usage guidelines provided with each image. Use and copyright information, as well as other details about the photo such as the date and the location, are available by clicking on the [detail] link under the thumbnail. See also: Using the Photos in CalPhotos .    Copyright © 1995-2010 UC Regents. All rights reserved. CalPhotos is a project of BSCIT     University of California, Berkeley