Mentha aquatica L.
LAMIACEAE
- Mint family (Angiosperms - Flowering plants)
Taxon Page:
Name: Mentha aquatica L.
Nomencl. ref.: Sp. Pl.: 576 (1753)
Rank: species
Images of Mentha aquatica
Common names
U.S.
name:
Water mint
English name: bergamot mint English name: eau-de-cologne mint
Spanish name: yerba buena
French name: menthe acuatique
Italian name: Menta d'acqua
German name: Wasser-Minze
Grown habit: Forb/herb
Duration: Perennial
Synonyms:
= Mentha citrata Ehrh.
= Mentha x piperi L. var. citrata (Ehrh.) B. Boivin (pro nm.)
= Mentha piperita L. ssp. citrata (Ehrh.) Briq.
Subspecies / Varieties:
1) Mentha aquatica L. var. crispa (L.) Benth.
TAXONOMY
Kingdom: Plantae
Subkingdom: Tracheobionta
Superdivision: Spermatophyta
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Subclass: Asteridae
Order: Lamiales
Family: Lamiaceae
Genus: Mentha
Species:
Page counter: 3284 ( AVG: 240.4 / 323.239 )
Gallery:
Mentha aquatica
Credit: Photo by Carlo Cibei
Mentha aquatica
Credit: Photo by Giuliano Salvai
Mentha aquatica
Credit: Photo by Enrico Romani
Mentha aquatica
Credit: Photo by Giorgio Faggi
Mentha aquatica
USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913. An illustrated flora of the northern United States, Canada and the British Possessions. Vol. 3: 150.
Mentha aquatica
Credit: Photo by Pierfranco Arrigoni - Valmadrera (LC)
Mentha aquatica
C. Hoffmann - Botanischer Bilder-Atlas (1884) - This image is in the public domain because its copyright has expired.
Mentha aquatica
Credit: Photo by Carlo Cibei
Mentha aquatica
Credit: Photo by Pierfranco Arrigoni - Valmadrera (LC)
Mentha aquatica
Credit: Photo by Giuliano Salvai
Mentha aquatica
Credit: Photo by Carlo Cibei
Mentha aquatica
Hippolyte Coste - Flore descriptive et illustrée de la
France, de la Corse et des contrées limitrophes, 1901-1906 - This image is in
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Mentha aquatica
Credit: Photo by Giuliano Salvai
Mentha aquatica
Credit: Photo by Carlo Cibei
Mentha aquatica
Credit: Photo by Enrico Romani
Mentha aquatica
Credit: Photo by Carlo Cibei
Mentha aquatica
Credit: Photo by Giorgio Faggi
Mentha aquatica
Credit: Photo by Giorgio Faggi
Mentha aquatica
USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913. An illustrated flora of the northern United States, Canada and the British Possessions. Vol. 3: 151.
Mentha aquatica
Credit: Photo by Giuliano Salvai
Mentha aquatica
Credit: Photo by Carlo Cibei
Mentha aquatica
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Mentha aquatica
Credit: Photo by Pierfranco Arrigoni - Valmadrera (LC)
Mentha aquatica
Credit: Photo by Carlo Cibei
Mentha aquatica
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Mentha aquatica
Credit: Photo by Enrico Romani
Mentha aquatica
Credit: Photo by Giorgio Faggi
Mentha aquatica
Credit: Photo by Giorgio Faggi
Mentha aquatica
Credit: Photo by Pierfranco Arrigoni - Valmadrera (LC)
Mentha aquatica
Credit: Photo by Enrico Romani
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Distribution in USA and Canada (*)
USA (AR, CA, CT, DE, GA, IL, IN, KY, MA, MD, ME, MI, MO, NC, NJ, NY, OH, OR, PA, RI, UT, VA, VT, WA, WI, WV), USA+ (Puerto Rico), CAN (BC, NS, ON, QC)
Map for Mentha aquatica L.
(*) USDA, NRCS. 2009. The PLANTS Database (http://plants.usda.gov, 28 August 2009). National Plant Data Center, Baton Rouge, LA 70874-4490 USA
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More species:
1) Mentha aquatica L. var. crispa (L.) Benth. [326]
2) Mentha arvensis L. [3259]
3) Mentha arvensis L. ssp. borealis (Michx.) Roy L. Taylor & MacBryde [283]
4) Mentha arvensis L. var. canadensis (L.) Kuntze [289]
5) Mentha arvensis L. var. lanata Piper [280]
6) Mentha cardiaca J. Gerard ex Baker [248]
7) Mentha glabrior (Hook.) Rydb. [261]
8) Mentha pulegium L. [2559]
9) Mentha spicata L. var. spicata [283]
10) Mentha x verticillata L., nom. inq. [403]
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