[Mints: The Genus Mentha in the Columbia River Gorge of Oregon and Washington]
Spearmint
Mentha spicata
- ![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)](spicata1a.jpg)
The photo above shows a close-up of the elongated inflorescence of spearmint as seen at the trailhead to Horsethief Butte in the Columbia River Gorge.......September 29, 2007.
![Leaves 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)](spicata1d.jpg)
The photo above shows a close-up of the upper leaves of spearmint as seen at the trailhead to Horsethief Butte in the Columbia River Gorge.........September 29, 2007.
![Dorsal leaf surface 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)](spicata1c.jpg)
The photo above shows a close-up of a stem leaf of spearmint as seen at the trailhead to Horsethief Butte in the Columbia River Gorge.........September 29, 2007.
Paul Slichter