Taxonomy: Fam. Lamiaceae// Genus: Nepeta// Species: Nepeta cataria L.
Determined according to the botanical keys provided by Teofilovski and Matevski (2021 in Matevski) and Turner (1972 in Tutin et al.).
Lifeform: Perennial – hemicryptophyte according to the Raunkiær system.
Distribution: Native from South Europe to West Siberia, Japan (C. Honshu), West Himalaya and Pakistan according to the Plants of the World Online portal (Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew).
Habitat: Near rivers and streams, edges of woods, ruderal areas.
Flowering period: Summer – fall: JUL, AUG, SEP.
Locality: gorge of “Kochanska” River.
Nepeta cataria – habit. Osogovo – gorge of “Kochanska” River, 08.09.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Nepeta cataria – inflorescence. Osogovo – gorge of “Kochanska” River, 08.09.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Nepeta cataria – verticillasters with flowers. Osogovo – gorge of “Kochanska” River, 08.09.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Nepeta cataria – verticillasters with flowers. Osogovo – gorge of “Kochanska” River, 08.09.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Nepeta cataria – verticillasters with flowers. Osogovo – gorge of “Kochanska” River, 08.09.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Nepeta cataria – verticillasters with flowers. Osogovo – gorge of “Kochanska” River, 08.09.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Nepeta cataria – verticillaster with flowers. Osogovo – gorge of “Kochanska” River, 08.09.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Nepeta cataria – stem and leaves. Osogovo – gorge of “Kochanska” River, 08.09.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Nepeta cataria – stem and leaf. Osogovo – gorge of “Kochanska” River, 08.09.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Nepeta cataria – abaxial side of leaf. Osogovo – gorge of “Kochanska” River, 08.09.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Nepeta cataria – stem. Osogovo – gorge of “Kochanska” River, 08.09.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Nepeta cataria – habit. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 16.07.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Nepeta cataria – flowering stem with verticillasters. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 16.07.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Nepeta cataria – flowering stems with verticillasters. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 16.07.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Nepeta cataria – flowering stems with verticillasters. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 16.07.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Nepeta cataria – verticillasters with flowers. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 16.07.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Nepeta cataria – verticillasters with flowers. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 16.07.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Nepeta cataria – stems with leaves. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 16.07.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Nepeta cataria – stems with leaves. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 16.07.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Nepeta cataria – adaxial side of leaf. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 16.07.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Nepeta cataria – abaxial side of leaf. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 16.07.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Locality: village of Shtalkovica.
Nepeta cataria – habit. Osogovo, village of Shtalkovica, 15.08.2020. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Nepeta cataria – flowering stems. Osogovo, village of Shtalkovica, 15.08.2020. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Nepeta cataria – verticillasters with flowers. Osogovo, village of Shtalkovica, 15.08.2020. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Nepeta cataria – stems with leaves. Osogovo, village of Shtalkovica, 15.08.2020. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Teofilovski, A. & Matevski, V. Nepeta L. In Matevski, V. (ed.), The Flora of the RN Macedonia. Vol II, Book 2. Skopje: Macedonian Academy of Sciences and Arts, Skopje, pp. 301–308.
Turner, C. 1972. Nepeta L. In Tutin, T. G., Heywood, V. H., Burges, N. A., Moore, D. M., Valentine, D. H., Walters, S. M. & Webb, D. A. (eds.), Flora Europaea. Volume 3. Diapensiaceae to Myoporaceae. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, pp. 158–160.
