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'''''Nepeta''''' is a [[genus]] of [[flowering plant]]s in the [[ | '''''Nepeta''''' is a [[genus]] of [[flowering plant]]s in the [[Family (taxonomy)|family]] [[Lamiaceae]]. The genus name, from Latin {{wikt-lang|la|nepeta}} (“catnip”), is reportedly in reference to [[Nepi|Nepete]], an ancient [[Etruscan cities|Etruscan city]].<ref name="mbot">[http://www.missouribotanicalgarden.org/gardens-gardening/your-garden/plant-finder/plant-details/kc/e330/nepeta-x-faassenii.aspx Missouri Botanical Garden: ''Nepeta'' × ''faassenii'']. Accessed January 10, 2013</ref> There are 295 accepted species.<ref name = powo/> | ||
The genus is [[native plant|native]] to Europe, Asia, and Africa, and has also [[naturalisation (biology)|naturalized]] in North America.<ref name=Bram>{{cite book | title = Funk & Wagnalls New Encyclopedia | volume = 5 | isbn = 978-0-8343-0051-4 | author = Leon L. Bram| editor = Robert S. Phillips, Norma H. Dickey | year = 1983 | publisher = Funk & Wagnalls | location = New York}}</ref> | The genus is [[native plant|native]] to Europe, Asia, and Africa, and has also [[naturalisation (biology)|naturalized]] in North America.<ref name=Bram>{{cite book | title = Funk & Wagnalls New Encyclopedia | volume = 5 | isbn = 978-0-8343-0051-4 | author = Leon L. Bram| editor = Robert S. Phillips, Norma H. Dickey | year = 1983 | publisher = Funk & Wagnalls | location = New York}}</ref> | ||
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*''[[Nepeta manchuriensis]]'' <small>S.Moore</small> | *''[[Nepeta manchuriensis]]'' <small>S.Moore</small> | ||
*''[[Nepeta mariae]]'' <small>Regel</small> | *''[[Nepeta mariae]]'' <small>Regel</small> | ||
*''[[Nepeta margallaica]]'' <small>A.Sultan, Jamzad & A.Khan</small> | |||
*''[[Nepeta maussarifii]]'' <small>Lipsky</small> | *''[[Nepeta maussarifii]]'' <small>Lipsky</small> | ||
*''[[Nepeta melissifolia]]'' <small>Lam.</small> | *''[[Nepeta melissifolia]]'' <small>Lam.</small> | ||
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==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
<gallery> | <gallery> | ||
(MHNT) Nepeta × faassenii - flowers.jpg |Nepeta × faassenii - flowers | |||
Nepeta curviflora 1.jpg|Flower spikes of ''[[Nepeta curviflora]]'' | Nepeta curviflora 1.jpg|Flower spikes of ''[[Nepeta curviflora]]'' | ||
Nepeta govaniana.jpg|''[[Nepeta govaniana]]'' | Nepeta govaniana.jpg|''[[Nepeta govaniana]]'' | ||
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{{Commons category|Nepeta}} | {{Commons category|Nepeta}} | ||
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20150924124048/http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/splist.pl?8172 GRIN Species Records of ''Nepeta''] | * [https://web.archive.org/web/20150924124048/http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/splist.pl?8172 GRIN Species Records of ''Nepeta''] | ||
* [http://www.efloras.org/browse.aspx?flora_id=110&start_taxon_id=122138 Flora of Nepal: ''Nepeta'] | * [http://www.efloras.org/browse.aspx?flora_id=110&start_taxon_id=122138 Flora of Nepal: ''Nepeta''] | ||
* [https://www.drugs.com/npc/catnip.html Drugs.com: Catnip] | * [https://www.drugs.com/npc/catnip.html Drugs.com: Catnip] | ||
* [http://pubs.acs.org/cen/whatstuff/83/8331catnip.htmlPubs.acs.org: "Nepetalactone: What is in catnip anyway?"] | * [http://pubs.acs.org/cen/whatstuff/83/8331catnip.htmlPubs.acs.org: "Nepetalactone: What is in catnip anyway?"] | ||
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[[Category:Garden plants of Asia]] | [[Category:Garden plants of Asia]] | ||
[[Category:Garden plants of Europe]] | [[Category:Garden plants of Europe]] | ||
[[Category: | [[Category:Botanical taxa named by Carl Linnaeus]] | ||