Nepeta subsessilis
Nepeta subsessilis | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Lamiales |
Family: | Lamiaceae |
Genus: | Nepeta |
Species: | N. subsessilis
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Binomial name | |
Nepeta subsessilis Maxim.
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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[]
- ^ "Nepeta subsessilis". RHS. Retrieved 7 September 2021.
- ^ "Nepeta subsessilis". Gardeners' World. Retrieved 2 November 2021.
Categories:
- Flora of Japan
- Nepeta
- Plants described in 1875
- Lamiaceae stubs