Spearmint

Spearmint
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Lamiales
Family:	Lamiaceae
Genus:	Mentha
Species:	M. spicata
Binomial name
	Mentha spicata; L.<
Synonyms
	(of M. spicata subsp. condensata) Mentha chalepensis Mill. ; Mentha microphylla K.Koch ; Mentha sieberi K.Koch ; Mentha sofiana Trautm. ; Mentha spicata subsp. tomentosa Harley ; Mentha stenostachya (Boiss.) Nevski ; Mentha subsessilis Borbás ; Mentha tomentosa d'Urv. ; (of M. spicata subsp. spicata) Mentha aquatica var. crispa (L.) Benth. ; Mentha aquatica subsp. crispa (L.) G.Mey. ; Mentha atrata Schur ; Mentha balsamea Rchb. ; Mentha brevispicata Lehm. ; Mentha crispa L. ; Mentha crispata Schrad. ex Willd. ; Mentha glabra Mill. ; Mentha hortensis Opiz ex Fresen. ; Mentha inarimensis Guss. ; Mentha integerrima Mattei & Lojac. ; Mentha laciniosa Schur ; Mentha laevigata Willd. ; Mentha lejeuneana Opiz ; Mentha lejeunei Opiz ex Rchb. ; Mentha michelii Ten. ex Rchb. ; Mentha ocymiodora Opiz ; Mentha pectinata Raf. ; Mentha piperella (Lej.) Opiz ex Lej. & Courtois ; Mentha × piperita var. crispa (L.) W.D.J.Koch ; Mentha pudina Buch.-Ham. ex Benth. ; Mentha romana Bubani ; Mentha romana Garsault ; Mentha rosanii Ten. ; Mentha rubicunda var. langiana Topitz ; Mentha sepincola Holuby ; Mentha spicata var. cordato-ovata Schinz & Thell. ; Mentha spicata var. crispa Ridd. ; Mentha spicata var. crispata (Schrad. ex Willd.) Schinz & Thell. ; Mentha spicata subsp. glabrata (Lej. & Courtois) Lebeau ; Mentha spicata var. oblongifolia (Wimm. & Grab.) Lebeau ; Mentha spicata var. piperella (Lej. & Courtois) Schinz & Thell. ; Mentha spicata var. undulata (Willd.) Lebeau ; Mentha spicata var. viridis L. ; Mentha sylvestris var. crispata W.D.J.Koch ; Mentha sylvestris var. glabra W.D.J.Koch ; Mentha sylvestris var. undulata (Willd.) W.D.J.Koch ; Mentha tauschii Heinr.Braun ; Mentha tenuiflora Opiz ; Mentha tenuis Michx. ; Mentha undulata Willd. ; Mentha viridifolia Pérard ; Mentha viridis (L.) L. ; Mentha viridis var. angustifolia Lej. ex Rchb. ; Mentha viridis var. crispa Benth. ; Mentha viridis var. crispata (Schrad. ex Willd.) Becker ; Mentha walteriana Opiz ;

Spearmint is a type of mint. It is also called garden mint, common mint, lamb mint and mackerel mint.^[4] It is native to Europe and southern Asia. It is naturalized in northern and southern Africa, North America and South America. It is used as a flavouring in food and herbal teas.^[4]

The species and subspecies have many synonyms.

References

↑ "Mentha L." Germplasm Resources Information Network. United States Department of Agriculture. 2004-09-10. Archived from the original on 2009-05-06. Retrieved 2010-01-30.
↑ "Mentha spicata subsp. condensata (Briq.) Greuter & Burdet". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 2019-07-14.
↑ "Mentha spicata subsp. spicata". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 2019-07-14.
↑ ^4.0 ^4.1 Seidemann, Johannes. (2005). World spice plants. Berlin: Springer. ISBN 978-3-540-27908-2. OCLC 262680646.

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[GRIN-1] "Mentha L." Germplasm Resources Information Network. United States Department of Agriculture. 2004-09-10. Archived from the original on 2009-05-06. Retrieved 2010-01-30.

[POWO_924345-1-2] "Mentha spicata subsp. condensata (Briq.) Greuter & Burdet". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 2019-07-14.

[POWO_77171344-1-3] "Mentha spicata subsp. spicata". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 2019-07-14.

[:0-4] 4.0 ^4.1 Seidemann, Johannes. (2005). World spice plants. Berlin: Springer. ISBN 978-3-540-27908-2. OCLC 262680646.

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