ACCEPTED FLOWERING SPECIES

Nepeta cataria

Name author: Carl Linnaeus (L.)

A species in the Lamiaceae family, accepted in the World Flora Online Plant List, June 2026 edition.

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Botanical classification

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Plant group: Angiosperms · flowering plants
Order: Lamiales
Family: Lamiaceae
Genus: Nepeta
Species: Nepeta cataria
Taxonomic status: Accepted in this release
Name publication year: 1753

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Synonyms & earlier names

Names that this release treats as synonyms of Nepeta cataria. These are scientific names, not a list of cultivars or common names.

19 synonyms in this snapshot

Calamintha albifloraName author: Vaniot
Cataria tomentosaName author: Gilib.
Cataria vulgarisName author: Gaterau
Glechoma catariaName author: (L.) Kuntze
Glechoma macruraName author: (Ledeb. ex Spreng.) Kuntze
Nepeta americanaName author: Vitman
Nepeta bodinieriName author: Vaniot
Nepeta cataria f. laurentiiName author: (Sennen) Font Quer
Nepeta cataria var. canescensName author: Sennen
Nepeta cataria var. citriodoraName author: Dumoulin ex Lej.
Nepeta ceretanaName author: Sennen
Nepeta citriodoraName author: (Dumoulin ex Lej.) Dumort.
Nepeta laurentiiName author: Sennen
Nepeta macruraName author: Ledeb. ex Spreng.
Nepeta minorName author: Mill.
Nepeta mollisName author: Salisb.
Nepeta ruderalisName author: Boiss.
Nepeta tomentosaName author: Vitman
Nepeta vulgarisName author: Lam.

About this record

Source: World Flora Online Plant List, June 2026, published June 21, 2026. Taxonomic data is available under CC0. Acceptance, synonymy, and family placement reflect this release and may change with later research. A missing extinction flag is not evidence of a species’ conservation status. Photographs, where available, are separately credited botanical references. This record does not supply cut-flower availability or a guaranteed care schedule.

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