Nepeta subsessilis

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Nepeta subsessilis
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Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Lamiaceae
Genus: Nepeta
Species:
N. subsessilis
Binomial name
Nepeta subsessilis
Maxim.

Nepeta subsessilis, the short-stalked catmint, is a species of flowering plant in the mint family Lamiaceae, from Japan. Growing to 100 cm (39 in) tall by 50 cm (20 in) broad, it is an erect herbaceous perennial with fresh, aromatic green leaves and soft blue flowers in summer and autumn.[1] It is more compact and erect, with larger flowers, than other members of Nepeta. It may alo have a similar effect on cats.[2]

References[]

  1. ^ "Nepeta subsessilis". RHS. Retrieved 7 September 2021.
  2. ^ "Nepeta subsessilis". Gardeners' World. Retrieved 2 November 2021.
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