Nepeta italica

Nepeta italica is a species of flowering plant in the family Lamiaceae, native to east central Italy, and from the east Mediterranean to Iraq. It was first described by Carl Linnaeus in 1753.

Subspecies
, Plants of the World Online accepted four subspecies:
 * Nepeta italica subsp. cadmea (Boiss.) A.L.Budantsev
 * Nepeta italica subsp. italica
 * Nepeta italica subsp. rigidula A.L.Budantsev
 * Nepeta italica subsp. troodi (Holmboe) A.L.Budantsev