- Source: Nepeta nepetella
Nepeta nepetella, common name lesser cat-mint, is a low-growing species of catnip belonging to the family Lamiaceae. It is native to France, Spain, Italy, Algeria, and Morocco.
Subspecies
Nepeta nepetella subsp. aragonensis (Lam.) Nyman - Spain, Algeria, Morocco
Nepeta nepetella subsp. laciniata (Willk.) Aedo - Sierra Nevada of southern Spain
Nepeta nepetella subsp. murcica (Guirão ex Willk.) Aedo - Morocco, southern Spain
Nepeta nepetella subsp. nepetella - Pyrenees, western Alps, + Apennines of Spain, France, Italy
Description
Nepeta nepetella can reach a height of 40–80 centimetres (16–31 in). This perennial very variable plant has usually green crenate leaves and produces in summer spikes with bluish-violet small flowers about 1–1.2 centimetres (0.39–0.47 in) long.
Uses
Nepetella, as it is commonly called (other names include nepeta, nepitella) is used in Tuscan cooking, often for mushrooms and artichokes. Due to the difficulty in obtaining nepetella, many recipes have been rewritten to contain oregano and mint.
References
Kata Kunci Pencarian:
- Nepeta nepetella
- Nepeta
- Clinopodium nepeta
- Nepeta × faassenii
- Catmint
- Stenoptilia nepetellae
- Coleophora nepetellae
