Nepeta cataria
E424984
Nepeta cataria, commonly known as catnip, is a perennial herb in the mint family famous for its intoxicating effect on domestic cats and its traditional use in herbal medicine.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Nepeta cataria canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4247003 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Nepeta cataria Context triple: [Lamiaceae, contains, Nepeta cataria]
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A.
Mentha spicata
Mentha spicata is a species of mint commonly known as spearmint, widely used as a culinary herb and flavoring agent for its aromatic, refreshing leaves.
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B.
Antigonon
Antigonon is a small genus of flowering vines in the knotweed family Polygonaceae, commonly known for ornamental species like coral vine.
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C.
Hyoscyamus
Hyoscyamus is a small genus of toxic, psychoactive flowering plants commonly known as henbanes, historically used in medicine and witchcraft for their hallucinogenic and sedative properties.
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D.
Myrtus
Myrtus is a genus of aromatic evergreen shrubs and small trees, best known for the common myrtle often used ornamentally and for its fragrant leaves and berries.
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E.
Lavandula angustifolia
Lavandula angustifolia is a fragrant flowering herb commonly known as English lavender, widely cultivated for its aromatic oils and ornamental use.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Nepeta cataria Target entity description: Nepeta cataria, commonly known as catnip, is a perennial herb in the mint family famous for its intoxicating effect on domestic cats and its traditional use in herbal medicine.
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A.
Mentha spicata
Mentha spicata is a species of mint commonly known as spearmint, widely used as a culinary herb and flavoring agent for its aromatic, refreshing leaves.
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B.
Antigonon
Antigonon is a small genus of flowering vines in the knotweed family Polygonaceae, commonly known for ornamental species like coral vine.
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C.
Hyoscyamus
Hyoscyamus is a small genus of toxic, psychoactive flowering plants commonly known as henbanes, historically used in medicine and witchcraft for their hallucinogenic and sedative properties.
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D.
Myrtus
Myrtus is a genus of aromatic evergreen shrubs and small trees, best known for the common myrtle often used ornamentally and for its fragrant leaves and berries.
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E.
Lavandula angustifolia
Lavandula angustifolia is a fragrant flowering herb commonly known as English lavender, widely cultivated for its aromatic oils and ornamental use.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (57)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
medicinal plant
ⓘ
perennial herb ⓘ plant species ⓘ |
| aroma | mint-like scent ⓘ |
| class | Magnoliopsida ⓘ |
| commonName |
catmint
ⓘ
catnip ⓘ |
| containsCompound |
essential oils
ⓘ
nepetalactone ⓘ |
| effectOn | domestic cats ⓘ |
| effectType | euphoric response in many cats ⓘ |
| family | Lamiaceae ⓘ |
| flowerColor |
pale lavender
ⓘ
white ⓘ |
| floweringSeason | late spring to autumn ⓘ |
| genus | Nepeta ⓘ |
| growthForm | herbaceous plant ⓘ |
| habitat |
disturbed soils
ⓘ
fields ⓘ gardens ⓘ roadsides ⓘ |
| height | about 50–100 cm ⓘ |
| introducedTo |
Australia
ⓘ
New Zealand ⓘ North America ⓘ |
| kingdom | Plantae ⓘ |
| leafMargin | toothed ⓘ |
| leafShape | heart-shaped ⓘ |
| leafType | opposite leaves ⓘ |
| lifeCycle | perennial ⓘ |
| nativeTo |
Asia
ⓘ
Europe ⓘ parts of Africa ⓘ |
| order | Lamiales ⓘ |
| phylum | Tracheophyta ⓘ |
| pollinatedBy |
bees
ⓘ
butterflies ⓘ |
| preferredLight |
full sun
ⓘ
partial shade ⓘ |
| propagatedBy |
cuttings
ⓘ
division ⓘ seed ⓘ |
| reproduction |
seeds
ⓘ
vegetative spread ⓘ |
| safetyNote | generally recognized as safe in moderate human use ⓘ |
| scientificNameAuthorship |
Linnaeus
ⓘ
linked to:
Carl Linnaeus
|
| stemCharacteristic | square stems ⓘ |
| taxonRank | species ⓘ |
| tolerates |
drought
ⓘ
poor soils ⓘ |
| usedBy |
cats
ⓘ
humans ⓘ |
| usedFor |
digestive aid
ⓘ
herbal medicine ⓘ insect repellent ⓘ mild sedative in humans ⓘ tea ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: Nepeta cataria Description of subject: Nepeta cataria, commonly known as catnip, is a perennial herb in the mint family famous for its intoxicating effect on domestic cats and its traditional use in herbal medicine.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.