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Nepeta cataria L.

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Nepeta cataria L.
Nepeta cataria L.

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Exotic
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New Zealand
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L.
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Nepeta cataria L.
species
Nepeta cataria

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cataria

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Nepeta cataria L.

Densely hairy perennial, with stems erect or nearly so, to c. 1 m tall. Petioles to 3 cm long. Lamina 4-6 × 3-4 cm, ovate or triangular-ovate, often grey-tomentose, deeply serrate or crenate-serrate; base cordate or subcordate; apex mucronate; upper cauline lvs smaller. Infl. terminal, dense, spike-like, with lower verticels distant. Calyx 6-7 mm long, tomentose outside on nerves; teeth linear-subulate, often purplish tipped. Corolla usually 7-10 mm long to apex of upper lip, white with purplish dots on lower lip; tube somewhat curved, not exceeding calyx, tomentose outside; limb tomentose outside; upper lip with 2 rounded lobes. Anthers usually purplish, sometimes green. Style white or pale mauve. Nutlets c. 1.5 mm long, broad-oblong, dark brown, faintly ridged.

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Nepeta cataria L.
New Zealand
Nepeta cataria L.
New Zealand
Canterbury Land District
Nepeta cataria L.
New Zealand
Hawke's Bay Land District
Nepeta cataria L.
New Zealand
Marlborough Land District
Nepeta cataria L.
New Zealand
North Auckland Land District
Nepeta cataria L.
New Zealand
South Auckland Land District
Nepeta cataria L.
New Zealand
Wellington Land District
Nepeta cataria L.
United Kingdom

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47e7053d-dc9e-451a-83da-da0aabc0f989
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Names_Plants
1 January 2000
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