Did you find out if there's any connection between turnips and catnip?
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No, I haven't looked into it beyond asking here but I am still wondering. Maybe I'll have time to research this weekend
They both...grow in the ground? That's all I've got.
Also parsnips, I guess. They already seem akin to turnips.
Catnip - part of the mint family, related to bee balm, hyssop
Turnip - part of the brassica family (broccoli, cauliflower, kale, mustardseed, cabbage)
Parsnip - related to parsley & carrots
Catnip was allegedly named after the Roman town of Nepi.
Turnip comes from the Greek nâpu and the Latin napus, meaning mustard.
Do your cats have an affinity for turnips?
I hate to say it, but I have no insights on either turnips or catnip.
All right, juliana and Scola coming through with the botany knowledge!
Plants are so amazing to me, but I'm especially tickled by the brassica family - humans have loved this genus of plants for so long that we can get everything from spices to leafy greens to edible florets (broccoli) from them. They will also crosspollinate like crazy, which is how we got things like broccolini & (iirc) Napa cabbage.
Another slutty, slutty genus is the citrus family, who will hybridize with anything and everything. This genus started out in a tiny area in the Himalayas, and are worldwide now. Wild.