[The Mint Family East of the Cascade Mts. of Oregon and Washington]

Field Mints East the Cascade Mountains of Oregon and Washington

The Genus Mentha

Inflorescence of Spearmint: Mentha spicata (Synonyms: Mentha cordifolia, Mentha longifolia, Mentha longifolia var. mollissima, Mentha longifolia var. undulata, Mentha spicata var. longifolia, Mentha spicata var. spicata, Mentha sylvestris, Mentha viridis)

Spearmint: Mentha spicata

American Corn Mint, Corn Mint, Field Mint, Wild Mint: Mentha canadensis (Synonyms: Mentha arvensis,Mentha arvensis var. arvensis, Mentha arvensis var. canadensis, Mentha arvensis var. glabrata, Mentha arvensis var. lanata) - Inflorescence of axillary verticels subtended by large leaves, the internodes fairly wide.

Spearmint: Mentha spicata (Synonyms: Mentha cordifolia, Mentha longifolia, Mentha longifolia var. mollissima, Mentha longifolia var. undulata, Mentha spicata var. longifolia, Mentha spicata var. spicata, Mentha sylvestris, Mentha viridis) -

Peppermint: Mentha xpiperita ssp. citrata (Synonyms: Mentha aquatica x Mentha spicata, Mentha aquatica var. crispa, Mentha dumetorum, Mentha piperita) -


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