Historical Common Names of Great Plains Plants:

Nepeta cataria L.

Origin: introduced

Scientific Synonyms: Cataria vulgaris Moench

Common names:

Cataire (1900, French) (158)

Cataria (1917) (57)

Cat-mint [Cat mint, Catmint] (1671-1949, deliberately introduced by colonists by 1671, Josselyn) (1, 5, 7, 10, 19, 46 (1671), 49, 53, 62, 63, 69, 85, 92, 93, 95, 109, 156, 157)

Catnep (1898-1949) (5, 49, 53, 63, 109, 157, 158)

Catnip (1852-Present) (1, 3, 4, 7, 19, 37, 40, 47, 48, 49, 50, 53, 57, 61, 62, 69, 72, 80, 82, 85, 92, 93, 95, 97, 106, 107, 109, 114, 131, 138, 145, 155, 156, 157, 158)

Catrup (1900) (158)

Cat's heal-all (1923) (156)

Cat's-wort [Cats wort, Cat's wort] (1876-1929 ) (69, 92, 157, 158)

Chataire (French) (1900) (158)

Field mint (1900-1929) (69, 157, 158)

Gajugens'ibûg (1928, Chippewa, little cat leaf) (40)

Ground ivy (1929) (157)

Herba catariae (1898) (49)

Herba nepetae (1898) (49)

Herbe aux chats (1900, French) (158)

Katzenkraut (1900, German) (158)

Katzenminze (1900, German) (158)

Menthe des chats (1900, French) (158)

Nep (1913) (5)

Nepe (1617) (46)