Catnip

Nepeta cataria L.

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Nepeta cataria (Catnip) is a species of perennial herb in the family Lamiaceae. They are associated with freshwater habitat. Flowers are visited by Nevada Bumble Bee, Red-belted Bumble Bee, Fork-tailed Flower Bee, and Hylephila phylaeus.

EOL has data for 20 attributes, including:

cellularity
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- Definition: An organismal quality inhering in a bearer by virtue of the bearers consisting cells. [ PATOC:GVG ]
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multicellular
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- Definition: A cellularity quality inhering in a bearer by virtue of the bearers consisting of more than one cell. [ PATOC:GVG ]
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geographic distribution includes
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- Definition: This organism is known to be present in this location or region. Not exclusive; other regions may also be reported.
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Nevada
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habitat
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- Definition: x has habitat y if: x is an organism, y is a habitat, and y can sustain and allow the growth of a population of x
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ground
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- Definition: planetary surface that is not covered by water
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life cycle habit
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- Definition: Determined for type of life cycle being annual, biennial, perennial etc.
- Comment: The life cycle habit indicates the typical duration of an individual plant's life. Common values are annual, biennial, and perennial. Some plants have different durations depending on environment or location, so a plant can have more than one value.
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perennial
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- Definition: Of plant duration, a plant whose life span extends over more than two growing seasons, c.f. annual, biennial, ephemeral, of flowering with respect to architecture, hapaxanthic, monocarpic, pleonanthic
- Attribution: Stevens, P. F. (2001 onwards). Angiosperm Phylogeny Website. Version 12, July 2012. Glossary: http://www.mobot.org/mobot/research/apweb/top/glossaryi_p.html#perennial
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optimal growth pH
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- Definition: The pH of a medium (water column, soil moisture) at which the growth rate of an organism is typically optimized
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6.5
optimal growth temperature
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- Definition: Optimal temperature conditions for cell division
- Attribution: Created by Anne Thessen
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19 degrees celsius
plant growth form
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- Definition: whole plant growth form. eg: herbaceous, tree, liana
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herb
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- Definition: whole plant herbaceous
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produces
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- Definition: This organism produces this material or substance, either during its life or after death. A produces B if some process that occurs in A has output B.
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oxygen
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- Definition: molecular oxygen, O2
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rooting depth
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- Definition: It is calculated from the deepest soil layer where roots were present and the longest root measured in the layer.
- Attribution: [database_cross_reference: GR:pj] [database_cross_reference: PMID:12582650]
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150 cm
trophic guild
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- Definition: A group of species that exploit the same food resources, and/or use the same feeding or foraging methods. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guild_(ecology)
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photoautotroph
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- Definition: An autotroph which is capable of transforming light into chemical energy.
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type specimen repository
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- Definition: The institution that holds a type specimen for a given species. The recommended best practice is to use the identifier in a collections registry such as the Biodiversity Collections Index (http://www.biodiversitycollectionsindex.org/).
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NHMUK
used for
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- Definition: The uses of the organism or products derived from the organism.
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social
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- Definition: A behavior that occurs predominantly or only, in individuals that are part of a group.
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Known occurrences, collected specimens and observations of Catnip. View this species on GBIF

2002 Brent Miller cc-by-nc-sa-3.0