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| Type | Description | Contributor | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Article title updated for style. | Nov 14, 2026 | ||
| Modified link of Web site: University of Kentucky - College of Agriculture, Food and Environment - Center for Crop Diversification - Catnip. | Nov 08, 2026 | ||
| Add new Web site: CellPress - Current Biology - The irritant receptor TRPA1 mediates the mosquito repellent effect of catnip (PDF). | Dec 19, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: American Association for the Advancement of Science - Science Advances - The evolutionary origins of the cat attractant nepetalactone in catnip. | Aug 21, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: Frontiers - Frontiers in Plant Science - Phytochemical profiling of antimicrobial and potential antioxidant plant: Nepeta cataria. | May 22, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: DigitalCommons at University of Nebraska - Lincoln - Efficacy and safety of catnip (Nepeta cataria) as a novel filth fly repellent (PDF). | Mar 26, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: Missouri Botanical Garden - Catnip. | Feb 14, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: National Center for Biotechnology Information - PubMed Central - Phytotoxic Effects of Catnip (Nepeta meyeri Benth.) on Early Growth Stages Development and Infection Potential of Field Dodder (Cuscuta campestris Yunck. | Dec 21, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: North Carolina Extension Gardener Plant Toolbox - Nepeta cataria. | Oct 26, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: CORE - Nepeta cataria Cultivation, Chemical Composition and Biological Activity (PDF). | Sep 13, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: University of Wisconsin-Extension - Master Gardener Program - Catnip, Nepeta cataria. | Jun 21, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: PetMD - What Is Catnip and What Does It Do to Cats? | May 10, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: WebMD - Truth About Catnip. | Feb 16, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: University of Kentucky - College of Agriculture, Food and Environment - Center for Crop Diversification - Catnip. | Jan 04, 2024 | ||
| Links added. | Sep 29, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: University of Wisconsin-Madison - Wisconsin Horticulture Division of Extension - Catnip, Nepeta cataria. | May 12, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: Native Plant Trust - Go Botany - Nepeta cataria οΏ½ catnip. | Mar 31, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: The Spruce - How to Grow Catnip Plants. | Sep 05, 2022 | ||
| Media added. | Apr 22, 2016 | ||
| Expanded physical description. Added information about the effect on cats. | Nov 09, 2015 | ||
| Media added. | May 08, 2009 | ||
| Added new Web site: Buzzle.com - Catnip. | Feb 01, 2009 | ||
| Added new Web site: School of Veterinary Medicine at Purdue University - Catnip. | Aug 16, 2007 | ||
| Added new Web site: Holoweb, Inc. - catnip. | Aug 14, 2007 | ||
| Added new Web site: Botanical.com - Catmint. | Aug 14, 2007 | ||
| Added new Web site: Horticulture and Landscape Architecture at Purdue University - Catnip. | Aug 14, 2007 | ||
| Article added to new online database. | Jul 20, 1998 |
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