PLANTS Profile for Mentha ×gracilis (gingermint)

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Mentha ×gracilis Sole (pro sp.) [arvensis × spicata]
gingermint

Symbol:

MEGR2

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Lamiaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Forb/herb

Native Status:

L48		I
CAN		I

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Line Drawing of Mentha ×gracilis Sole (pro sp.) [arvensis × spicata]

Mentha cardiaca

Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913. An illustrated flora of the northern United States, Canada and the British Possessions. Vol. 3: 152. Courtesy of Kentucky Native Plant Society. Scanned by Omnitek Inc. Usage Requirements.

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Mentha ×gracilis Sole (pro sp.) [arvensis × spicata]

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Synonyms:
Mentha ×gracilis Sole (pro sp.) [arvensis × spicata]

	MECA4	Mentha cardiaca J. Gerard ex Baker
	MEGE6	Mentha gentilis auct. non L.
	MEGEC	Mentha ×gentilis L. var. cardiaca (J. Gerard ex Baker) B. Boivin (pro nm.)
	MEMU6	Mentha ×muelleriana auct. non F.W. Schultz

Distribution:
Mentha ×gracilis Sole (pro sp.) [arvensis × spicata]


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USA (AR, CT, DC, DE, IA, IL, IN, KS, KY, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, NC, NE, NH, NJ, NY, OH, PA, RI, SC, VA, VT, WI, WV), CAN (AB, BC, NB, NF, NS, ON, PE, QC)

Related Taxa:
Mentha ×gracilis Sole (pro sp.) [arvensis × spicata]

View 76 genera in Lamiaceae, 13 species in Mentha

Classification:
Mentha ×gracilis Sole (pro sp.) [arvensis × spicata]

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Kingdom	Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision	Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division	Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class	Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass	Asteridae
Order	Lamiales
Family	Lamiaceae – Mint family
Genus	Mentha L. – mint
Species	Mentha ×gracilis Sole (pro sp.) [arvensis × spicata] – gingermint

Introduced Information:
Mentha ×gracilis Sole (pro sp.) [arvensis × spicata]

This plant is introduced to some part of the PLANTS Floristic Area, though it may be native in other parts. Click on link below for a partial or complete list of PFA introduced plants.

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Wetland Indicator Status:
Mentha ×gracilis Sole (pro sp.) [arvensis × spicata]

Mentha cardiaca:

Nat. Ind.

Reg. 1

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Reg. 3

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Reg. 7

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Reg. 9

Reg. 0

Reg. A

Reg. C

Reg. H

FAC,OBL

FACW

FAC

OBL

Interpreting Wetland Indicator Status

More Accounts and Images:
Mentha ×gracilis Sole (pro sp.) [arvensis × spicata]

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 503751.

View species account and photographs from University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point Freckmann Herbarium.

Time Generated: 10/13/2008 07:40 AM MDT