[The Mint Family in the Columbia River Gorge or Oregon and Washington]

The Catnips of the Columbia River Gorge of Oregon and Washington

The Genus Nepeta


Catmint, Catnip: Nepeta cataria - 4 stamens. Inflorescence terminal, composed of several to many crowded verticillasters subtended by small bracts. Corolla two-lipped. Calyx regular to slightly irregular. 4 stamens. Upper stamens longer than the lower, the former under the upper lip.


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