Nepeta caerulea

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Lamiales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Asterids Cladus: Lamiids Ordo: Lamiales

Familia: Lamiaceae
Subfamilia: Nepetoideae
Tribus: Mentheae
Subtribus: Nepetinae
Genus: Nepeta
Species: Nepeta caerulea

Name

Nepeta caerulea Aiton, Hort. Kew. 2: 285 (1789).

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Nepeta nuda subsp. caerulea (Aiton) O.Bolòs & Vigo, Fl. Països Catalans 3: 286 (1995).
• Heterotypic
  • Nepeta legionensis Losa, Anales Jard. Bot. Madrid 2: 182 (1942).
  • Nepeta sanabrensis Losa, Contr. Estud. Fl. Veg. Prov. Zamora: 117 (1949).
  • Nepeta numantina A.Segura, Pirineos 109: 42 (1973).
  • Nepeta caerulea subsp. sanabrensis (Losa) Ubera & Valdés, Lagascalia 12: 51 (1983).
  • Nepeta cantabrica Ubera & Valdés, Lagascalia 12: 52 (1983).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Europe Southwestern Europe Portugal, Spain. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2019. Nepeta caerulea in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2019 February 18. Reference page.