Difference between Catmint and Catnip

What is the difference between Catmint and Catnip?

Catmint as a noun is the plant nepeta cataria, or other members of the genus; catnip. while Catnip as a noun is any of the about 250 species of flowering plant of the genus nepeta, family lamiaceae, certain of which are said to have medicinal qualities.

We hope you now know whether to use Catmint or Catnip in your sentence.