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Mentha ×piperita L. (pro sp.) [aquatica × spicata]
peppermint

       
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Photo of Mentha ×piperita L. (pro sp.) [aquatica × spicata]
Robert H. Mohlenbrock. USDA NRCS. 1995. Northeast wetland flora: Field office guide to plant species. Northeast National Technical Center, Chester. Courtesy of USDA NRCS Wetland Science Institute. Usage Requirements.
 
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Mentha ×piperita L. (pro sp.) [aquatica × spicata]

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Synonyms:
Mentha ×piperita L. (pro sp.) [aquatica × spicata]

  MEAQC Mentha aquatica L. var. crispa (L.) Benth.
  MECR6 Mentha crispa L.
  MEDU Mentha dumetorum Schult.
 

Distribution:
Mentha ×piperita L. (pro sp.) [aquatica × spicata]

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Distribution Map Legend

See U.S. county distributions (when available) by clicking on the map or the linked states below:

USA (AK, AL, AR, CA, CO, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, MT, NC, NE, NH, NJ, NV, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, RI, SC, TN, TX, UT, VA, VT, WA, WI, WV), USA+ (PR), CAN (BC, NB, NS, ON, PE, QC)
 

Related Taxa:
Mentha ×piperita L. (pro sp.) [aquatica × spicata]

View 76 genera in Lamiaceae, 13 species in Mentha
 

Classification:
Mentha ×piperita L. (pro sp.) [aquatica × 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 ×piperita L. (pro sp.) [aquatica × spicata] – peppermint
 

U.S. Weed Information:
Mentha ×piperita L. (pro sp.) [aquatica × spicata]

peppermint

This plant can be weedy or invasive according to the authoritative sources noted below. This plant may be known by one or more common names in different places, and some are listed above. Click on an acronym to view each weed list, or click here for a composite list of Weeds of the U.S.

SEEPPC        Southeast Exotic Pest Plant Council. 1996. Invasive exotic pest plants in Tennessee (19 October 1999). Research Committee of the Tennessee Exotic Pest Plant Council. Tennessee.
 

Wetland Indicator Status:
Mentha ×piperita L. (pro sp.) [aquatica × spicata]

Nat. Ind. Reg. 1 Reg. 2 Reg. 3 Reg. 4 Reg. 5 Reg. 6 Reg. 7 Reg. 8 Reg. 9 Reg. 0 Reg. A Reg. C Reg. H
FACW,OBL FACW+ FACW OBL NO OBL FACW+ NO OBL FACW+ OBL FACW OBL NO
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More Accounts and Images:
Mentha ×piperita L. (pro sp.) [aquatica × spicata]

View photographs from CalPhotos.

View species account and distribution from USF Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants.

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

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 32275.

View species account from Native American Ethnobotany (University of Michigan - Dearborn).

View photographs and distribution from University of Tennessee Herbarium.

View photographs and distribution from University of Washington Burke Museum.

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

 
 
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