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NEPETA CATARIA Nepeta cataria Flowers of the plant Scientific classification Kingdom: Plantae (unranked): Angiosperms (unranked): Eudicots (unranked): Asterids Order: Lamiales Family: Lamiaceae Genus: Nepeta Species: N. cataria Binomial name Nepeta cataria Nepeta cataria  ( catnip ,  catswort , or  catmint ) is a  species  of the  genus   Nepeta  in the  Lamiaceae   family ,  native  to much of Asia and Europe, and widely  naturalized  elsewhere. [1]  The common names may also refer to the genus as a whole. It is a 50–100 cm tall  herbaceous   perennial  resembling  mint  in appearance, with greyish-green leaves; the  flowers  are white, finely spotted with purple. Cultivation Variants include N. cataria var. citriodora (or subsp. citriodora ), lemon catnip. Toxicology The plant terpenoid nepetalactone is the main chemical constituent of the essential oil of Nepeta cataria . Nepetalactone can be extracted

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