[The Mint Family in the Cascade Mountains of Oregon and Washington]

American Wild Mint, Canada Mint, Corn Mint, Field Mint, Chinese Mint, Sakhalin Mint, Japanese Mint, and East Asian Wild Mint

Mentha canadensis

Synonyms: Mentha arvensis var. canadensis, Mentha arvensis var. glabrata

American Wild Mint, Canada Mint, Corn Mint, Field Mint, Chinese Mint, Sakhalin Mint, Japanese Mint, and East Asian Wild Mint: Mentha canadensis (Synonyms: Mentha arvensis var. canadensis, Mentha arvensis var. glabrata)

Field mint observed in the riparian area of the drained Howard Prairie Lake at Grizzly Creek Campground, Jackson County Parks, OR......July 23, 2021.

American Wild Mint, Canada Mint, Corn Mint, Field Mint, Chinese Mint, Sakhalin Mint, Japanese Mint, and East AsianWild Mint: Mentha canadensis (Synonyms: Mentha arvensis var. canadensis, Mentha arvensis var. glabrata)

The photo above shows a close-up of the upper stem leaves and axillary inflorescences of field mint. Photographed along Laurel Road at the western edge of Conboy NWE..........July 2, 2006. Note that the stem is square in cross-section.

Axillary inflorescence of American Wild Mint, Canada Mint, Corn Mint, Field Mint, Chinese Mint, Sakhalin Mint, Japanese Mint, and East AsianWild Mint: Mentha canadensis (Synonyms: Mentha arvensis var. canadensis, Mentha arvensis var. glabrata)

The photograph above shows a close-up of an axillary inflorescence of field mint. Photographed along Laurel Road at the western edge of Conboy NWE.........July 2, 2006.

Stem leaf of American Wild Mint, Canada Mint, Corn Mint, Field Mint, Chinese Mint, Sakhalin Mint, Japanese Mint, and East AsianWild Mint: Mentha canadensis (Synonyms: Mentha arvensis var. canadensis, Mentha arvensis var. glabrata)

The photograph above shows a close-up of a stem leaf of field mint. Note the toothed margins. Photographed along Laurel Road at the western edge of Conboy NWE..........July 2, 2006.
Paul Slichter