Contains 11 accepted taxa overall.

Characteristics
Mentha L.
MINT
Classification
Magnoliophyta - Flowering Plants
Magnoliopsida
Asteridae
Lamiales
Mentha
Citation
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TYPE: Mentha spicata Linnaeus Lectotypified by Britton & A. Brown, Ill. Fl. N. U.S., ed. 2. 3: 148. 1913.
Species
Scientific Name Common Name Herbarium Specimens Status Photos
Mentha aquatica Water mint Not Native OBL (NWPL)
Mentha aquatica var. citrata Lemon mint; Orange mint; Bergamot Mint Not Native
Mentha arvensis Wild mint Native FACW (NWPL)
Mentha canadensis American field mint Native FACW (NWPL)
Mentha longifolia subsp. longifolia Spearmint Not Native
Mentha spicata Spearmint Not Native FACW+ (NWPL)
Mentha suaveolens Apple mint Not Native FAC (NWPL)
Mentha x gracilis [M. arvensis x M. spicata] Little-leaved mint Not Native OBL (NWPL)
Mentha x piperita [M. aquatica x M. spicata] Peppermint Not Native OBL (NWPL)
Mentha x rotundifolia [M. longifolia x M. suaveolens] Apple mint; Round-leaved apple-mint Not Native FAC (NWPL)
Mentha x villosa [M. spicata x M. suaveolens] Foxtail mint Not Native OBL (NWPL)
Identification Key

No identification key is available for this family.

Genus Synonyms
Synonym Full Citation Basionym Type
No synonyms found.