Field Mints: The Genus Mentha East of the Cascade Mts. of Oregon and Washington

[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

American Corn Mint, Corn Mint, Field Mint, Wild Mint: Mentha arvensis (Synonyms: Mentha arvensis ssp. borealis, Mentha arvensis ssp. haplocalyx, Mentha arvensis var. arvensis, Mentha arvensis var. canadensis, Mentha arvensis var. glabrata, Mentha arvensis var. lanata, Mentha arvensis var. sativa, Mentha arvensis var. villosa, Mentha canadensis, Mentha gentilis, Mentha glabrior, Mentha penardii) - 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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