Spearmint
species of mint
Spearmint is a type of mint. It is also called garden mint, common mint, lamb mint and mackerel mint.[4] It is native to Europe and southern Asia. It is naturalized in northern and southern Africa, North America and South America. It is used as a flavouring in food and herbal teas.[4]
Spearmint | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Lamiales |
Family: | Lamiaceae |
Genus: | Mentha |
Species: | M. spicata
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Binomial name | |
Mentha spicata | |
Synonyms | |
(of M. spicata subsp. condensata)[2]
(of M. spicata subsp. spicata)[3]
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The species and subspecies have many synonyms.
References
change- ↑ "Mentha L." Germplasm Resources Information Network. United States Department of Agriculture. 2004-09-10. Archived from the original on 2009-05-06. Retrieved 2010-01-30.
- ↑ "Mentha spicata subsp. condensata (Briq.) Greuter & Burdet". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 2019-07-14.
- ↑ "Mentha spicata subsp. spicata". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 2019-07-14.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Seidemann, Johannes. (2005). World spice plants. Berlin: Springer. ISBN 978-3-540-27908-2. OCLC 262680646.