Lamiaceae
Cat's-whiskers
Orthosiphon aristatus
- Family
- Lamiaceae
- Genus
- Orthosiphon
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Common names
By language (16)
- Burmese
- သိကြားရေစင်
- Chinese
- 猫须草, 貓鬚草, 化石草, 肾茶, 腎草
- English
- Cat's-whiskers, Cat's whiskers, Java tea
- gor
- Busungi lo Tete
- Indonesian
- Kumis kucing
- Italian
- Tè di Giava
- Japanese
- ネコノヒゲ
- Javanese
- Brengos kucing, Bréngos kucing
- Malayalam
- പൂച്ചമീശ
- Persian
- ارتسیفن اریستاتوس
- shn
- တူၼ်ႈၼၢမ်ၶေႃၶိူဝ်း
- Sundanese
- Kumis ucing
- Tamil
- பூனை மீசை செடி
- Thai
- หญ้าหนวดแมว
- Tongan
- Kavaʻipusi
- Vietnamese
- Cỏ râu mèo, Râu mèo
Synonyms
- Ocimum aristatum Blume
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Pacific Basin: introduced
Photos
Photo: Nonie from Melbourne, Australia, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: brewbooks from near Seattle, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: brewbooks from near Seattle, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: brewbooks from near Seattle, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Mokkie, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Mokkie, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Mokkie, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons ![Cat's-whiskers: Cat Whisker's [Orthosiphon Aristatus]](https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f8/Cat_Whisker%27s_%28Orthosiphon_Aristatus%29_%286419055419%29.jpg/1280px-Cat_Whisker%27s_%28Orthosiphon_Aristatus%29_%286419055419%29.jpg)
Photo: gailhampshire from Cradley, Malvern, U.K, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Rison Thumboor from Thrissur, India, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Oyippu, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: M108t, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.