Editing Nepeta (section)

== Description ==
Most of the species are [[herbaceous]] [[perennial plant]]s, but some are [[annual plant|annual]]s. They have sturdy stems with opposite heart-shaped, green to gray-green leaves.<ref name="efloras">{{cite journal | url = http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=2&taxon_id=122138 | title = ''Nepeta'' | journal = [[Flora of China (series)|Flora of China]] | volume = 17 | page = 107}}</ref> ''Nepeta'' plants are usually aromatic in foliage and flowers.

The tubular [[flower]]s can be lavender, blue, white, pink, or lilac, and spotted with tiny lavender-purple dots. The flowers are located in verticillasters grouped on spikes; or the verticillasters are arranged in opposite [[inflorescence|cymes]], [[raceme]]s, or [[panicle]]s – toward the tip of the stems.<ref name="efloras"/>

The calyx is tubular or campanulate, they are slightly curved or straight, and the limbs are often 2-lipped with five teeth. The lower lip is larger, with 3-lobes, and the middle lobe is the largest. The flowers have 4 hairless [[stamen]]s that are nearly parallel, and they ascend under the upper lip of the [[corolla (flower)|corolla]]. Two stamen are longer and stamens of [[gynoecium|pistillate]] flowers are rudimentary. The style protrudes outside of the mouth of the flowers.<ref name="efloras"/>

The fruits are nutlets, which are oblong-ovoid, ellipsoid, ovoid, or obovoid in shape. The surfaces of the nutlets can be slightly ribbed, smooth or warty.<ref name="efloras"/>