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prominently-veined catmint

Nepeta nervosa

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Common names

9 names · 8 languages
EnglishYour language
  • prominently-veined catmint[1]
  • Vein-leaved catmint
Other languages (7)
Dutch
  • Kattenkruid
Chinese (Simplified)
  • 黄花具脉荊芥[2]
Chinese (Traditional)
  • 黃花具脈荊芥[2]
Finnish
  • tähkäkissanminttu[2]
Russian
  • Котовник жилковатый[2]
Slovak
  • kocúrnik žilnatý[2]
Swedish
Sources & name notes (2)

Names recorded in our plant catalogue and botanical sources, grouped by language. Usage can vary by region.

Catalogue language labels are reviewed separately from botanical source records.

Numbered references identify names recorded by an external source. Other names are from our plant catalogue.

[1] Royal Horticultural Society — common names ↗

Names retained from the referenced botanical profile or table.

Source records
  • prominently-veined catmint — Common-name subtitle below main botanical heading (h1).; Nepeta nervosa.
[2] Nepeta nervosa — iNaturalist taxon names ↗

Community-curated iNaturalist taxonomy; common-name attestation, not an independent botanical determination.

Source records
  • 黃花具脈荊芥 — results[0].names[1]; taxon id 1184268; Nepeta nervosa.
  • 黄花具脉荊芥 — results[0].names[2]; taxon id 1184268; Nepeta nervosa.
  • axnepeta — results[0].names[3]; taxon id 1184268; Nepeta nervosa.
  • tähkäkissanminttu — results[0].names[4]; taxon id 1184268; Nepeta nervosa.
  • kocúrnik žilnatý — results[0].names[5]; taxon id 1184268; Nepeta nervosa.
  • Котовник жилковатый — results[0].names[6]; taxon id 1184268; Nepeta nervosa.
Plant references

Source-backed information

Published observations for this plant. Each reference supports the information beside it.

Taxonomy
Nepeta nervosa is an accepted species in Catalogue of Life.

Taxonomic treatment in the August 2026 release; the catalogue record name is preserved.

Sources [1]
Botanical family
Lamiaceae

Family in the cited taxonomic treatment.

Sources [1]
Pollinator guidance
RHS includes Nepeta species in its Plants for Pollinators guidance.

Genus-level guidance, not a rating for this individual species or a particular cultivar. RHS planting guidance. Choose accessible flowers with pollen and nectar; reduced-resource and double-flowered forms may be unsuitable.

Sources [2] [3]
Native range
Pakistan to W. Tibet and W. Himalaya.

Explicit native locality records in Kew WCVP v16; introduced and doubtful distributions excluded. Continent conversion follows the documented geographic mapping.

Sources [4]
Catalogue ratings

Who this plant supports

Honey bees

Low suitability
Nectar value Low
Pollen value Unknown
Plant profile

About this plant

Vein-leaved catmint (Nepeta nervosa) is a herbaceous plant. It flowers from July to September.

Sources and references

References for the information marked with source numbers on this page.

Sources checked
  1. Catalogue of Life Nepeta nervosa — Catalogue of Life COL26.8

    COL26.8 (2026-08-20). Contributing checklist: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World. This is taxonomic evidence, not an independent ecological study.

    Supports: TaxonomyBotanical family
    Relevant sections
    • Taxonomy: NameUsage.tsv line 751264; ID 46XT5; rank species; status accepted
    • Botanical family: NameUsage.tsv line 751264; ID 46XT5; rank species; status accepted

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    Source data licence: CC BY 4.0.

  2. Royal Horticultural Society RHS Plants for Pollinators — Plants Of The World

    RHS planting guidance; applicable flower-form restrictions are retained. General recommendations do not measure local nectar or pollen production.

    Supports: Pollinator guidance
    Relevant sections
    • Pollinator guidance: Page 2, column 2, entry Nepeta species (top 172 pt)

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  3. Royal Horticultural Society RHS Plants for Pollinators — Garden Plants

    RHS planting guidance; applicable flower-form restrictions are retained. General recommendations do not measure local nectar or pollen production.

    Supports: Pollinator guidance
    Relevant sections
    • Pollinator guidance: Page 4, column 2, entry Nepeta species (top 142 pt)

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  4. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew Nepeta nervosa — Kew WCVP native distribution

    Native distribution and taxonomic treatment from the official WCVP v16 export (4 June 2026). The link opens the corresponding POWO taxon. Source rows are retained in the native-range audit archive.

    Supports: Native range
    Relevant sections
    • Native range: WCVP v16; wcvp_names.csv lines 1059298; wcvp_distribution.csv native locality lines 180002, 180003, 180004

    Source checked on .

    Source data licence: CC BY 3.0.