[Mints: The Genus Mentha in the Columbia River Gorge of Oregon and Washington]

Spearmint

Mentha spicata

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 (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)

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)

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)

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