Mentha - Wikipedia
Mentha, also known as mint (from Greek μίνθα míntha, [2] Linear B mi-ta [3]), is a genus of flowering plants in the mint family, Lamiaceae. [4] It is estimated that 13 to 24 species exist, but the exact distinction between species is unclear.
Spearmint - Wikipedia
Spearmint (Mentha spicata), also known as garden mint, common mint, lamb mint and mackerel mint, [6] [7] is native to Europe and southern temperate Asia, extending from Ireland in the west to southern China in the east. [8]
Mint | Description, Genus, Species, Uses, & Facts | Britannica
2024年10月9日 · mint, (genus Mentha), genus of 25 species of fragrant herbs of the mint family . Native to Eurasia, North America, southern Africa, and Australia, mints are widely distributed throughout the temperate areas of the world and have naturalized in many places.
Mentha spicata (Spearmint) - Gardenia
Mentha spicata, also known as Spearmint, is a vigorous rhizomatous perennial with spearmint-scented, lance-shaped leaves and spikes of small, white to pale purple flowers. Native to Europe and southern temperate Asia, this garden mint spreads rampantly to form an extensive colony.
Mentha spicata - North Carolina Extension Gardener Plant Toolbox
The small lilac, pink, or white flowers appear in terminal spikes in late summer and can be sheared after bloom to remove flower spikes and stimulate new vegetative growth. Leaves have a strong spearmint fragrance and taste, and may be used …
Spearmint - Mentha spicata | Plants - Kew
Aromatic herb with erect, square-shaped stems and narrow, oval-shaped leaves that have pointed tips and toothed edges. The leaves are arranged in opposite pairs and the small, pink, light purple or white flowers appear in spikes. Read the scientific profile on spearmint.
Mentha spicata — spearmint - Go Botany
Widely introduced throughout the north temperate zones, spearmint is easily identified by its distinctive odor. The essential oils are used for flavoring foods, and the plant is used in traditional medicine to treat fevers, headaches, digestive disorders and various minor ailments.
Mentha - New World Encyclopedia
Mentha (mint) is a genus of about 25 species (and many hundreds of varieties) (Davidson 1999). Species within Mentha have a subcosmopolitan distribution across Europe, Africa, Asia (Brickell and Zuk 1997), Australia, and North America. Several mint hybrids commonly occur.
Mentha spicata L. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science
Mentha spicata. Kew's Tree of Life Explorer. Discover the flowering plant tree of life and the genomic data used to build it. View the Tree of Life.
Mentha spicata | spearmint Herbaceous Perennial/RHS
Mentha spicata. spearmint. A vigorous rhizomatous perennial forming an extensive colony of upright, four-ribbed stems, up to 100 cm tall and wide. Typically sweet-scented leaves are oval shaped, with pointed tips and serrated edge. Leaves are bright green, 5 …