Taxon: Mentha spicata L. subsp. spicata

• Check PlantSearch database of Botanic Gardens Conservation International for possible non-NPGS germplasm.

See other conspecific taxa:

• Mentha spicata (104 accessions)
• Mentha spicata subsp. condensata (2 accessions)

Distributional range:

• AFRICA
  Macaronesia: Portugal - Azores, Madeira Islands; Spain - Canary Islands
• ASIA-TEMPERATE
  Western Asia: Afghanistan; Cyprus; Iran; Turkey
  Caucasus: Georgia; Russian Federation - Ciscaucasia
  Siberia: Russian Federation - Irkutsk
  Middle Asia: Turkmenistan
  Eastern Asia: Japan
• ASIA-TROPICAL
  Indian Subcontinent: Pakistan
• AUSTRALASIA
  Australia: Australia
  New Zealand: New Zealand
• EUROPE
  Northern Europe: Denmark; Ireland; Norway; Sweden; United Kingdom
  Middle Europe: Austria; Belgium; Czechoslovakia; Germany; Hungary; Netherlands; Poland
  East Europe: Belarus; Moldova; Ukraine [incl. Krym]
  Southeastern Europe: Albania; Bulgaria; Former Yugoslavia; Greece [incl. Crete]; Italy; Romania
  Southwestern Europe: France; Spain [incl. Baleares]
• SOUTHERN AMERICA
  Brazil: Brazil [s.]
  Southern South America: Argentina

• AFRICA
  Africa
• ASIA-TEMPERATE
  Western Asia: Cyprus; Turkey
  China: China
  Eastern Asia: Japan
• ASIA-TROPICAL
  Indian Subcontinent: India; Pakistan
• AUSTRALASIA
  Australia: Australia
  New Zealand: New Zealand
• EUROPE
  East Europe: Russian Federation - European part
  Europe
• NORTHERN AMERICA
  United States
• SOUTHERN AMERICA
  Caribbean: West Indies

References:

• Tucker, A. O. & R. F. C. Naczi. 2007. Mentha: an overview of its classification and relationships. P. 27 in: Lawrence, B. M., ed., Mint: the genus Mentha.

Synonyms:

• (=) Mentha aquatica var. crispa (L.) Benth.
  
• (=) Mentha cordifolia Opiz ex Fresen.
  
• (=) Mentha crispa L.
  (previously associated with 16 accessions)
• (=) Mentha spicata var. ciliata Druce
  
• (=) Mentha spicata var. crispa (Benth.) Danert
  
• (=) Mentha spicata var. viridis L.
  
• (=) Mentha ×villosa var. cordifolia (Opiz ex Fresen.) Lebeau
  
• (=) Mentha viridis (L.) L.
  

Check other web resources for Mentha spicata L. subsp. spicata:

• PLANTS: USDA-NRCS Database of Plants of the United States and its Territories
• Flora del Conosur: Catálogo de las Plantas Vasculares del Conosur
• TROPICOS: Nomenclatural and Specimen Database of the Missouri Botanical Garden

Check other databases for images:

• Images Note: Be advised that their identity may be inaccurate. Proper identification of a plant may require specialized taxonomic knowledge or comparison with properly documented herbarium material.

Abbreviations & symbols in GRIN Taxonomy

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