lesser cat-mint

 

학명 : Nepeta nepetella L.

* Nepeta는 개박하속이다

분류 : 꿀풀과(Lamiaceae)

영명 : lesser cat-mint

 

사진 : 2025.09.30 강동구 일자산 허브천문공원

 

 

 

 

 

우리말 이름을 캣민트, 영어 이름을 Cat Mint, 학명을 Nepeta nepetella로 하였는데 

영어 이름 Catmint에 해당하는 종은 학명이  Nepeta cataria L.로 국명은 개박하이다.

Nepeta nepetella는 '작은개박하' 정도로 번역할 수 있을 것이다 

 

*개박하 Nepeta cataria L.참조

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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

 

 

Nepeta nepetella, common name lesser cat-mint,[2] is a low-growing species of catnip belonging to the family Lamiaceae. It is native to France, Spain, Italy, Algeria, and Morocco.[1][3]

 

Subspecies[1]

 

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.[4][5]

 

Uses

Nepetella, as it is commonly called (other names include nepeta, nepitella) is used in Tuscan cooking, often for mushrooms and artichokes.[6][7] Due to the difficulty in obtaining nepetella, many recipes have been rewritten to contain oregano and mint.