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Common (vernacular) names applied to California vascular plants
compiled by Elizabeth Painter
up to date as of May 1, 2016
Common names (also referred to as vernacular names) are applied differently at different times and places by different users. This list is compiled from many sources and is intended to be as comprehensive as possible. It is not intended to indicate which common name is correct or preferred. Please send comments about this page to Elizabeth Painter (beth.painter.48@gmail.com).
| Taxon | Nepeta cataria |
| group | Eudicots |
| Family | Lamiaceae |
| Family common name(s) | mint; mints; peppermint; dead-nettle; dead nettle; deadnettle; lavender; labiatae |
| Genus common name(s) | nepeta; catnip; cat-nip; cat nip; catnep; cat-nep; cat nep; catmint; cat-mint; cat mint; cat's mint |
| Species common name(s) | common catnip; common cat-nip; common cat nip; common catnep; common cat-nep; common cat nep; common catmint; common cat-mint; common cat mint; common cat's mint; regular catnip; regular cat-nip; regular cat nip; regular catmint; cat's heal-all; cat's-wort; cat's wort; cats wort; catswort; catrup; cataire; cataria; herba cataria; katzenkraut; katzenminze; hierba gatera; hierba del gato; herbe au chat; menta de gato; menthe des chats; garden nep |
| Common name(s) generally applied to other taxa or multiple taxa | field mint, field balm, field-balm are applied to multiple Lamiaceae taxa; Mary's nettle, cat grass, ground-vine, ground ivy, ground-ivy, groundivy, heal-all, heal all, healall are applied to taxa in multiple families |
