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§1 Plant
Nepeta cataria L.
vernacular catnip — species · Lamiaceae
§2Habit & range
Habit and range
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Duration
- Perennial
- Group
- Dicot
- Family
- Lamiaceae Martinov
- Genus
- Nepeta
§2a
Native status, by region
- AK Alaska Introduced
- CAN Canada Introduced
- L48 Lower 48 States Introduced
§2b
County-level range
· 1,148 counties across 45 states/territories§3Cultivation
No cultivation specs.
USDA has not characterised this taxon. Roughly four out of five plants in the database lack the detailed cultivation record present here — typically because they have not been the focus of NRCS Plant Materials work. Range and distribution data are unaffected.
§4Counties, by state
Recorded in 1,148 counties across 45 states/territories.
Alabama view state ↗ 2 I ▾
Arizona view state ↗ 5 I ▾
Arkansas view state ↗ 13 I ▾
California view state ↗ 8 I ▾
Colorado view state ↗ 18 I ▾
Delaware view state ↗ 1 I ▾
District of Columbia view state ↗ 1 I ▾
Georgia view state ↗ 2 I ▾
Idaho view state ↗ 24 I ▾
- Ada 16001
- Bannock 16005
- Bear Lake 16007
- Blaine 16013
- Bonner 16017
- Bonneville 16019
- Canyon 16027
- Cassia 16031
- Clearwater 16035
- Elmore 16039
- Franklin 16041
- Idaho 16049
- Jefferson 16051
- Kootenai 16055
- Latah 16057
- Lemhi 16059
- Lewis 16061
- Lincoln 16063
- Madison 16065
- Nez Perce 16069
- Owyhee 16073
- Power 16077
- Teton 16081
- Washington 16087
Illinois view state ↗ 77 I ▾
- Adams 17001
- Boone 17007
- Brown 17009
- Bureau 17011
- Calhoun 17013
- Carroll 17015
- Cass 17017
- Champaign 17019
- Christian 17021
- Coles 17029
- Cook 17031
- Crawford 17033
- De Witt 17039
- DeKalb 17037
- Douglas 17041
- DuPage 17043
- Edgar 17045
- Fayette 17051
- Ford 17053
- Fulton 17057
- Greene 17061
- Grundy 17063
- Hancock 17067
- Hardin 17069
- Henderson 17071
- Henry 17073
- Iroquois 17075
- Jackson 17077
- Jersey 17083
- Jo Daviess 17085
- Kane 17089
- Kankakee 17091
- Kendall 17093
- Knox 17095
- Lake 17097
- LaSalle 17099
- Lee 17103
- Livingston 17105
- Logan 17107
- Macon 17115
- Macoupin 17117
- Madison 17119
- Marion 17121
- Marshall 17123
- Mason 17125
- McDonough 17109
- McHenry 17111
- McLean 17113
- Menard 17129
- Monroe 17133
- Morgan 17137
- Moultrie 17139
- Ogle 17141
- Peoria 17143
- Piatt 17147
- Pike 17149
- Pope 17151
- Putnam 17155
- Randolph 17157
- Richland 17159
- Rock Island 17161
- Sangamon 17167
- Schuyler 17169
- Scott 17171
- Shelby 17173
- St. Clair 17163
- Stark 17175
- Stephenson 17177
- Union 17181
- Vermilion 17183
- Wabash 17185
- Warren 17187
- Washington 17189
- Whiteside 17195
- Will 17197
- Winnebago 17201
- Woodford 17203
Indiana view state ↗ 53 I ▾
- Allen 18003
- Blackford 18009
- Boone 18011
- Carroll 18015
- Cass 18017
- Clinton 18023
- Crawford 18025
- Daviess 18027
- Delaware 18035
- Elkhart 18039
- Fayette 18041
- Fountain 18045
- Franklin 18047
- Hamilton 18057
- Harrison 18061
- Henry 18065
- Howard 18067
- Huntington 18069
- Jasper 18073
- Jay 18075
- Jefferson 18077
- Johnson 18081
- Kosciusko 18085
- Lagrange 18087
- Lake 18089
- LaPorte 18091
- Madison 18095
- Marion 18097
- Miami 18103
- Monroe 18105
- Montgomery 18107
- Morgan 18109
- Newton 18111
- Noble 18113
- Owen 18119
- Parke 18121
- Porter 18127
- Putnam 18133
- Ripley 18137
- Rush 18139
- Shelby 18145
- St. Joseph 18141
- Starke 18149
- Steuben 18151
- Tippecanoe 18157
- Tipton 18159
- Vermillion 18165
- Wabash 18169
- Warren 18171
- Wayne 18177
- Wells 18179
- White 18181
- Whitley 18183
Iowa view state ↗ 29 I ▾
- Adair 19001
- Adams 19003
- Audubon 19009
- Carroll 19027
- Cass 19029
- Cherokee 19035
- Crawford 19047
- Fremont 19071
- Guthrie 19077
- Hancock 19081
- Harrison 19085
- Jackson 19097
- Lyon 19119
- Madison 19121
- Mills 19129
- Monona 19133
- Montgomery 19137
- Osceola 19143
- Page 19145
- Plymouth 19149
- Pottawattamie 19155
- Ringgold 19159
- Shelby 19165
- Sioux 19167
- Taylor 19173
- Union 19175
- Washington 19183
- Webster 19187
- Woodbury 19193
Kansas view state ↗ 73 I ▾
- Allen 20001
- Anderson 20003
- Atchison 20005
- Barber 20007
- Barton 20009
- Brown 20013
- Butler 20015
- Chase 20017
- Chautauqua 20019
- Cherokee 20021
- Cheyenne 20023
- Clark 20025
- Clay 20027
- Cloud 20029
- Coffey 20031
- Cowley 20035
- Decatur 20039
- Doniphan 20043
- Douglas 20045
- Edwards 20047
- Elk 20049
- Ellis 20051
- Ellsworth 20053
- Ford 20057
- Franklin 20059
- Geary 20061
- Gove 20063
- Graham 20065
- Greenwood 20073
- Harvey 20079
- Hodgeman 20083
- Jackson 20085
- Jefferson 20087
- Jewell 20089
- Johnson 20091
- Labette 20099
- Leavenworth 20103
- Linn 20107
- Logan 20109
- Lyon 20111
- Marion 20115
- Marshall 20117
- McPherson 20113
- Miami 20121
- Mitchell 20123
- Montgomery 20125
- Morris 20127
- Nemaha 20131
- Neosho 20133
- Osage 20139
- Osborne 20141
- Phillips 20147
- Pottawatomie 20149
- Pratt 20151
- Rawlins 20153
- Republic 20157
- Riley 20161
- Rooks 20163
- Saline 20169
- Scott 20171
- Sedgwick 20173
- Shawnee 20177
- Sheridan 20179
- Sherman 20181
- Smith 20183
- Sumner 20191
- Thomas 20193
- Wabaunsee 20197
- Washington 20201
- Wichita 20203
- Wilson 20205
- Woodson 20207
- Wyandotte 20209
Kentucky view state ↗ 26 I ▾
- Anderson 21005
- Boyle 21021
- Bracken 21023
- Breckinridge 21027
- Calloway 21035
- Campbell 21037
- Carter 21043
- Clark 21049
- Elliott 21063
- Estill 21065
- Fayette 21067
- Franklin 21073
- Gallatin 21077
- Hardin 21093
- Harrison 21097
- Henry 21103
- Hickman 21105
- Jefferson 21111
- Lee 21129
- Madison 21151
- Marshall 21157
- Mercer 21167
- Montgomery 21173
- Nelson 21179
- Rowan 21205
- Wayne 21231
Louisiana view state ↗ 3 I ▾
Maine view state ↗ 13 I ▾
Massachusetts view state ↗ 14 I ▾
Michigan view state ↗ 59 I ▾
- Alcona 26001
- Allegan 26005
- Alpena 26007
- Antrim 26009
- Arenac 26011
- Baraga 26013
- Barry 26015
- Bay 26017
- Benzie 26019
- Berrien 26021
- Branch 26023
- Calhoun 26025
- Cass 26027
- Charlevoix 26029
- Cheboygan 26031
- Chippewa 26033
- Clare 26035
- Crawford 26039
- Delta 26041
- Dickinson 26043
- Eaton 26045
- Emmet 26047
- Genesee 26049
- Gladwin 26051
- Grand Traverse 26055
- Gratiot 26057
- Hillsdale 26059
- Houghton 26061
- Ingham 26065
- Ionia 26067
- Iosco 26069
- Isabella 26073
- Kalamazoo 26077
- Kent 26081
- Keweenaw 26083
- Lapeer 26087
- Leelanau 26089
- Lenawee 26091
- Livingston 26093
- Mackinac 26097
- Macomb 26099
- Marquette 26103
- Mecosta 26107
- Missaukee 26113
- Monroe 26115
- Montcalm 26117
- Montmorency 26119
- Newaygo 26123
- Oakland 26125
- Ogemaw 26129
- Oscoda 26135
- Ottawa 26139
- Presque Isle 26141
- Saginaw 26145
- St. Clair 26147
- St. Joseph 26149
- Tuscola 26157
- Washtenaw 26161
- Wayne 26163
Minnesota view state ↗ 49 I ▾
- Anoka 27003
- Benton 27009
- Big Stone 27011
- Carver 27019
- Cass 27021
- Chippewa 27023
- Chisago 27025
- Clay 27027
- Clearwater 27029
- Crow Wing 27035
- Dakota 27037
- Fillmore 27045
- Freeborn 27047
- Goodhue 27049
- Hennepin 27053
- Houston 27055
- Isanti 27059
- Itasca 27061
- Jackson 27063
- Kittson 27069
- Lac qui Parle 27073
- Le Sueur 27079
- Lincoln 27081
- Lyon 27083
- McLeod 27085
- Morrison 27097
- Mower 27099
- Murray 27101
- Nicollet 27103
- Nobles 27105
- Norman 27107
- Olmsted 27109
- Pine 27115
- Pipestone 27117
- Polk 27119
- Pope 27121
- Ramsey 27123
- Redwood 27127
- Rice 27131
- Scott 27139
- Sherburne 27141
- St. Louis 27137
- Stearns 27145
- Traverse 27155
- Wabasha 27157
- Washington 27163
- Wilkin 27167
- Winona 27169
- Wright 27171
Missouri view state ↗ 48 I ▾
- Atchison 29005
- Barry 29009
- Barton 29011
- Bates 29013
- Benton 29015
- Boone 29019
- Buchanan 29021
- Butler 29023
- Carter 29035
- Cass 29037
- Christian 29043
- Clark 29045
- Clay 29047
- Cole 29051
- Daviess 29061
- Franklin 29071
- Gentry 29075
- Greene 29077
- Grundy 29079
- Holt 29087
- Jackson 29095
- Jasper 29097
- Jefferson 29099
- Johnson 29101
- Lafayette 29107
- Lawrence 29109
- Lincoln 29113
- Madison 29123
- Marion 29127
- Moniteau 29135
- Monroe 29137
- New Madrid 29143
- Newton 29145
- Ozark 29153
- Phelps 29161
- Pike 29163
- Platte 29165
- Putnam 29171
- Ralls 29173
- Randolph 29175
- Saline 29195
- St. Charles 29183
- St. Clair 29185
- St. Louis 29189
- Stone 29209
- Taney 29213
- Warren 29219
- Wayne 29223
Montana view state ↗ 29 I ▾
- Beaverhead 30001
- Cascade 30013
- Chouteau 30015
- Fallon 30025
- Fergus 30027
- Flathead 30029
- Gallatin 30031
- Golden Valley 30037
- Granite 30039
- Hill 30041
- Jefferson 30043
- Lake 30047
- Lewis and Clark 30049
- Lincoln 30053
- Madison 30057
- Missoula 30063
- Park 30067
- Petroleum 30069
- Phillips 30071
- Pondera 30073
- Powder River 30075
- Powell 30077
- Ravalli 30081
- Sanders 30089
- Stillwater 30095
- Teton 30099
- Valley 30105
- Wibaux 30109
- Yellowstone 30111
Nebraska view state ↗ 54 I ▾
- Antelope 31003
- Boone 31011
- Box Butte 31013
- Boyd 31015
- Brown 31017
- Buffalo 31019
- Burt 31021
- Cass 31025
- Cedar 31027
- Chase 31029
- Cherry 31031
- Clay 31035
- Colfax 31037
- Cuming 31039
- Custer 31041
- Dawes 31045
- Dawson 31047
- Deuel 31049
- Douglas 31055
- Dundy 31057
- Franklin 31061
- Gage 31067
- Garden 31069
- Gosper 31073
- Hall 31079
- Harlan 31083
- Holt 31089
- Howard 31093
- Jefferson 31095
- Kearney 31099
- Keya Paha 31103
- Knox 31107
- Lancaster 31109
- Lincoln 31111
- Merrick 31121
- Nemaha 31127
- Otoe 31131
- Phelps 31137
- Platte 31141
- Red Willow 31145
- Richardson 31147
- Saline 31151
- Sarpy 31153
- Saunders 31155
- Scotts Bluff 31157
- Seward 31159
- Sheridan 31161
- Sherman 31163
- Sioux 31165
- Valley 31175
- Washington 31177
- Webster 31181
- Wheeler 31183
- York 31185
Nevada view state ↗ 6 I ▾
New Hampshire view state ↗ 10 I ▾
New Jersey view state ↗ 16 I ▾
New Mexico view state ↗ 4 I ▾
New York view state ↗ 35 I ▾
- Albany 36001
- Bronx 36005
- Cattaraugus 36009
- Chemung 36015
- Chenango 36017
- Clinton 36019
- Columbia 36021
- Delaware 36025
- Dutchess 36027
- Erie 36029
- Jefferson 36045
- Kings 36047
- Lewis 36049
- Livingston 36051
- Madison 36053
- Monroe 36055
- Nassau 36059
- New York 36061
- Niagara 36063
- Oneida 36065
- Onondaga 36067
- Ontario 36069
- Orange 36071
- Oswego 36075
- Putnam 36079
- Queens 36081
- Richmond 36085
- Rockland 36087
- Suffolk 36103
- Tioga 36107
- Ulster 36111
- Washington 36115
- Wayne 36117
- Westchester 36119
- Yates 36123
North Carolina view state ↗ 21 I ▾
- Alleghany 37005
- Ashe 37009
- Avery 37011
- Cabarrus 37025
- Edgecombe 37065
- Guilford 37081
- Haywood 37087
- Henderson 37089
- Jackson 37099
- Johnston 37101
- Madison 37115
- Mitchell 37121
- Northampton 37131
- Orange 37135
- Person 37145
- Robeson 37155
- Stokes 37169
- Transylvania 37175
- Watauga 37189
- Wilkes 37193
- Yancey 37199
North Dakota view state ↗ 36 I ▾
- Barnes 38003
- Billings 38007
- Bottineau 38009
- Burke 38013
- Burleigh 38015
- Cass 38017
- Cavalier 38019
- Divide 38023
- Emmons 38029
- Golden Valley 38033
- Grand Forks 38035
- Griggs 38039
- Kidder 38043
- McIntosh 38051
- McKenzie 38053
- McLean 38055
- Mercer 38057
- Morton 38059
- Mountrail 38061
- Nelson 38063
- Oliver 38065
- Pembina 38067
- Pierce 38069
- Ramsey 38071
- Ransom 38073
- Richland 38077
- Sargent 38081
- Sheridan 38083
- Slope 38087
- Stark 38089
- Steele 38091
- Stutsman 38093
- Towner 38095
- Walsh 38099
- Ward 38101
- Williams 38105
Ohio view state ↗ 78 I ▾
- Adams 39001
- Allen 39003
- Ashland 39005
- Athens 39009
- Auglaize 39011
- Belmont 39013
- Brown 39015
- Butler 39017
- Carroll 39019
- Clark 39023
- Columbiana 39029
- Coshocton 39031
- Crawford 39033
- Cuyahoga 39035
- Darke 39037
- Defiance 39039
- Delaware 39041
- Erie 39043
- Fairfield 39045
- Fayette 39047
- Franklin 39049
- Fulton 39051
- Gallia 39053
- Geauga 39055
- Hamilton 39061
- Hancock 39063
- Hardin 39065
- Harrison 39067
- Henry 39069
- Highland 39071
- Hocking 39073
- Holmes 39075
- Huron 39077
- Jackson 39079
- Jefferson 39081
- Knox 39083
- Lake 39085
- Lawrence 39087
- Licking 39089
- Logan 39091
- Lorain 39093
- Lucas 39095
- Madison 39097
- Mahoning 39099
- Marion 39101
- Medina 39103
- Meigs 39105
- Mercer 39107
- Miami 39109
- Monroe 39111
- Montgomery 39113
- Morgan 39115
- Morrow 39117
- Muskingum 39119
- Noble 39121
- Ottawa 39123
- Paulding 39125
- Pickaway 39129
- Portage 39133
- Preble 39135
- Putnam 39137
- Richland 39139
- Ross 39141
- Sandusky 39143
- Seneca 39147
- Stark 39151
- Summit 39153
- Trumbull 39155
- Tuscarawas 39157
- Union 39159
- Van Wert 39161
- Vinton 39163
- Warren 39165
- Washington 39167
- Wayne 39169
- Williams 39171
- Wood 39173
- Wyandot 39175
Oklahoma view state ↗ 5 I ▾
Oregon view state ↗ 19 I ▾
Pennsylvania view state ↗ 65 I ▾
- Adams 42001
- Allegheny 42003
- Armstrong 42005
- Beaver 42007
- Bedford 42009
- Berks 42011
- Blair 42013
- Bradford 42015
- Bucks 42017
- Butler 42019
- Cambria 42021
- Cameron 42023
- Carbon 42025
- Centre 42027
- Chester 42029
- Clarion 42031
- Clearfield 42033
- Clinton 42035
- Columbia 42037
- Crawford 42039
- Cumberland 42041
- Dauphin 42043
- Delaware 42045
- Erie 42049
- Fayette 42051
- Forest 42053
- Franklin 42055
- Fulton 42057
- Greene 42059
- Huntingdon 42061
- Jefferson 42065
- Juniata 42067
- Lackawanna 42069
- Lancaster 42071
- Lawrence 42073
- Lebanon 42075
- Lehigh 42077
- Luzerne 42079
- Lycoming 42081
- McKean 42083
- Mercer 42085
- Mifflin 42087
- Monroe 42089
- Montgomery 42091
- Montour 42093
- Northampton 42095
- Northumberland 42097
- Perry 42099
- Philadelphia 42101
- Pike 42103
- Potter 42105
- Schuylkill 42107
- Snyder 42109
- Somerset 42111
- Sullivan 42113
- Susquehanna 42115
- Tioga 42117
- Union 42119
- Venango 42121
- Warren 42123
- Washington 42125
- Wayne 42127
- Westmoreland 42129
- Wyoming 42131
- York 42133
Rhode Island view state ↗ 2 I ▾
South Carolina view state ↗ 1 I ▾
South Dakota view state ↗ 25 I ▾
- Aurora 46003
- Brookings 46011
- Brule 46015
- Charles Mix 46023
- Clay 46027
- Codington 46029
- Corson 46031
- Douglas 46043
- Gregory 46053
- Hughes 46065
- Hyde 46069
- Jerauld 46073
- Kingsbury 46077
- Lake 46079
- Lawrence 46081
- Lincoln 46083
- Lyman 46085
- Meade 46093
- Miner 46097
- Minnehaha 46099
- Roberts 46109
- Todd 46121
- Tripp 46123
- Turner 46125
- Union 46127
Tennessee view state ↗ 15 I ▾
Texas view state ↗ 7 I ▾
Utah view state ↗ 18 I ▾
Vermont view state ↗ 11 I ▾
Virginia view state ↗ 47 I ▾
- Accomack 51001
- Albemarle 51003
- Alleghany 51005
- Amelia 51007
- Amherst 51009
- Augusta 51015
- Bath 51017
- Bedford 51019
- Bland 51021
- Botetourt 51023
- Clarke 51043
- Craig 51045
- Culpeper 51047
- Fairfax 51059
- Fauquier 51061
- Floyd 51063
- Franklin 51067
- Frederick 51069
- Giles 51071
- Grayson 51077
- Greene 51079
- Henrico 51087
- Highland 51091
- Lee 51105
- Loudoun 51107
- Madison 51113
- Montgomery 51121
- Nelson 51125
- Northampton 51131
- Nottoway 51135
- Orange 51137
- Page 51139
- Patrick 51141
- Pittsylvania 51143
- Prince Edward 51147
- Prince William 51153
- Pulaski 51155
- Rappahannock 51157
- Rockbridge 51163
- Rockingham 51165
- Russell 51167
- Shenandoah 51171
- Smyth 51173
- Warren 51187
- Washington 51191
- Wythe 51197
- York 51199
Washington view state ↗ 20 I ▾
West Virginia view state ↗ 39 I ▾
- Berkeley 54003
- Braxton 54007
- Brooke 54009
- Calhoun 54013
- Clay 54015
- Doddridge 54017
- Grant 54023
- Greenbrier 54025
- Hampshire 54027
- Hancock 54029
- Hardy 54031
- Harrison 54033
- Jackson 54035
- Jefferson 54037
- Kanawha 54039
- Lewis 54041
- Marion 54049
- McDowell 54047
- Mercer 54055
- Mineral 54057
- Monongalia 54061
- Monroe 54063
- Morgan 54065
- Nicholas 54067
- Ohio 54069
- Pendleton 54071
- Pleasants 54073
- Pocahontas 54075
- Preston 54077
- Ritchie 54085
- Roane 54087
- Summers 54089
- Taylor 54091
- Upshur 54097
- Wayne 54099
- Wetzel 54103
- Wirt 54105
- Wood 54107
- Wyoming 54109
Wisconsin view state ↗ 55 I ▾
- Adams 55001
- Ashland 55003
- Bayfield 55007
- Brown 55009
- Buffalo 55011
- Burnett 55013
- Calumet 55015
- Columbia 55021
- Crawford 55023
- Dane 55025
- Dodge 55027
- Door 55029
- Dunn 55033
- Eau Claire 55035
- Fond du Lac 55039
- Forest 55041
- Grant 55043
- Green 55045
- Green Lake 55047
- Iowa 55049
- Jefferson 55055
- Kenosha 55059
- Kewaunee 55061
- La Crosse 55063
- Lafayette 55065
- Langlade 55067
- Lincoln 55069
- Manitowoc 55071
- Marinette 55075
- Marquette 55077
- Milwaukee 55079
- Monroe 55081
- Oconto 55083
- Outagamie 55087
- Ozaukee 55089
- Pepin 55091
- Pierce 55093
- Polk 55095
- Portage 55097
- Racine 55101
- Richland 55103
- Rock 55105
- Sauk 55111
- Shawano 55115
- Sheboygan 55117
- St. Croix 55109
- Taylor 55119
- Trempealeau 55121
- Vernon 55123
- Walworth 55127
- Washington 55131
- Waukesha 55133
- Waupaca 55135
- Waushara 55137
- Winnebago 55139
§5Sources & provenance
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Symbol, taxonomy, distribution, cultivation specs, native status. Public domain.
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