Lamiaceae
Mentha

Mentha × villosa Huds.

First published in Fl. Angl., ed. 2: 250 (1778)
This hybrid is accepted
The native range of this hybrid is Europe. It is a perennial and grows primarily in the temperate biome. The hybrid formula is M. spicata × M. suaveolens.

Distribution

Native to:

Austria, Belgium, Czechoslovakia, France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Switzerland

Introduced into:

California, Connecticut, Dominican Republic, Falkland Is., Great Britain, Haiti, Hawaii, Illinois, Indiana, Ireland, Kentucky, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, Morocco, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Ontario, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Puerto Rico, Rhode I., Spain, Tristan da Cunha, Vermont, Washington, Wisconsin

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Acevedo-Rodríguez, P. & Strong, M.T. (2012). Catalogue of seed plants of the West Indies. Smithsonian Contributions to Botany 98: 1-1192.
  • Broughton, D.A. & McAdam, J.H. (2002). The non-native vascular flora of the Falkland islands. Botanical Journal of Scotland 54: 153-190.
  • Castroviejo, S. & al. (eds.) (2010). Flora Iberica 12: 1-650. Real Jardín Botánico, CSIC, Madrid.
  • Dimopoulos, P., Raus, T., Bergmeier, E., Constantinidis, T., Iatrou, G., Kokkini, S., Strid, A., & Tzanoudakis, D. (2013). Vascular plants of Greece. An annotated checklist: 1-372. Botanic gardens and botanical museum Berlin-Dahlem, Berlin and Hellenic botanical society, Athens.
  • Dobignard, A. & Chatelain, C. (2012). Index synonymique de la flore d'Afrique du nord 4: 1-431. Éditions des conservatoire et jardin botaniques, Genève.
  • Govaerts, R. (2003). World Checklist of Selected Plant Families Database in ACCESS: 1-216203. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Gremmen, N. & Halbertsma, R.L. (2009). Alien plants and their impact on Tristan da Cunha 2: 1-307. Overseas Territories Environment Programme (OTEP).
  • Stace, C. (2019). New Flora of the British Isles ed. 4: 1-1266. C & M Floristics.
  • Stace, C.A., Preston, C.D. & Pearman, D.A. (2015). Hybrid flora of the British isles: 1-501. Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Acevedo-Rodríguez, P. & Strong, M.T. (2012). Catalogue of seed plants of the West Indies. Smithsonian Contributions to Botany 98: 1-1192.
  • Broughton, D.A. & McAdam, J.H. (2002). The non-native vascular flora of the Falkland islands. Botanical Journal of Scotland 54: 153-190.
  • Dobignard, A. & Chatelain, C. (2012). Index synonymique de la flore d'Afrique du nord 4: 1-431. Éditions des conservatoire et jardin botaniques, Genève.
  • Gremmen, N. & Halbertsma, R.L. (2009). Alien plants and their impact on Tristan da Cunha 2: 1-307. Overseas Territories Environment Programme (OTEP).
  • Stace, C. (2019). New Flora of the British Isles ed. 4: 1-1266. C & M Floristics.
  • Stace, C.A., Preston, C.D. & Pearman, D.A. (2015). Hybrid flora of the British isles: 1-501. Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
McClintock, D. [s.n.] Ireland K001027815 No
Druce, G.C. [1990] United Kingdom K000494894 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K001027830 No
Wallace, E.C. [s.n.] United Kingdom K000494887 Unknown Type Material Yes
Fraser, J. [s.n.] United Kingdom K000494886 Unknown Type Material Yes
Lejeune, A.L.S. [1235] Belgium K000494897 Unknown Type Material Yes
Lejeune, A.L.S. [1235] Belgium K000494898 Unknown Type Material Yes
Lowne, B.T. [s.n.] K001027822 No
s.coll. [2] K001027825 No
Leonard, E.C.; Leonard, G.M. [14433] Haiti K005230144 Yes
Halliday, G. [187/81] K001027813 No
s.coll. [s.n.] K000494896 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K001027829 No
Brenan, J.P.M. [2889] K005093074 Yes
s.coll. [2] K001027826 No
Fraser, J. [s.n.] United Kingdom K000494891 Unknown Type Material Yes
Druce, G.C. [1990] United Kingdom K000494880 Isotype Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K001027831 No
Fraser, H.M. [s.n.] United Kingdom K000494885 Unknown Type Material Yes
Lejeune, A.L.S. [s.n.] K000494899 Unknown Type Material Yes
Livermore, L.A. [86/4] K001027814 No
s.coll. [2] K001027827 No
s.coll. [1314] K001027821 No
Lousley, J.E. [s.n.] K001027834 No
Lousley, J.E. [s.n.] K001027833 No
s.coll. [s.n.] K001027823 No
s.coll. [s.n.] K001027824 No
Fraser, J. [s.n.] United Kingdom K000494883 Unknown Type Material Yes
Fraser, J. [s.n.] United Kingdom K000494888 Unknown Type Material Yes
Sintenis, P. [4602] Puerto Rico K005230143 Yes
Wheldon, J.A. [1540] United Kingdom K000494882 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K000494881 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [1] United Kingdom K000494892 Type Yes
Ekman, E.L. [H1245] Haiti K005230145 Yes
Fraser, J. [s.n.] United Kingdom K000494889 Unknown Type Material Yes
Olga (Mrs.); Stewart, M. [OS255/81] K001027812 No
Todd, E.S. [s.n.] K001027832 No
Fraser, J. [s.n.] United Kingdom K000494890 Unknown Type Material Yes
Brenan, J.P.M. [9824] K005093073 Yes
Druce, G.C.; Britton, C.E. [1990] United Kingdom K000494895 Unknown Type Material Yes
Druce, G.C. [1990] United Kingdom K000494893 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K001027828 No
Fraser, J. [s.n.] United Kingdom K000494884 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] United Kingdom Mentha × cordifolia K001027819 No
Fraser, J. [s.n.] United Kingdom Mentha × cordifolia K001027817 No
Morton, J.K. [s.n.] Egypt Mentha × cordifolia K001027816 No
Wikoff, S.D. [1339] Guatemala Mentha × cordifolia K005230176 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] United Kingdom Mentha × cordifolia K001028165 No
Fraser, J. [s.n.] United Kingdom Mentha × cordifolia K001027818 No
Dewar (Dr.) [s.n.] Mentha × cordifolia K001027820 No
Deséglise, P.A. [s.n.] Mentha × niliacea K000494967 Unknown Type Material Yes
Brenan, J.P.M. [1625] United Kingdom Mentha × villosa var. alopecuroides K001027842 No
Whiting, M.M. [s.n.] United Kingdom Mentha × villosa var. alopecuroides K001027846 No
Townsend, C.C. [s.n.] United Kingdom Mentha × villosa var. alopecuroides K001027841 No
Shepard, B. [s.n.] United Kingdom Mentha × villosa var. alopecuroides K001027835 No
Townsend, C.C. [s.n.] United Kingdom Mentha × villosa var. alopecuroides K001027840 No
Green, I. [s.n.] United Kingdom Mentha × villosa var. alopecuroides K001027836 No
s.coll. [s.n.] United Kingdom Mentha × villosa var. alopecuroides K001027845 No
[R.J. Burda] [s.n.] United Kingdom Mentha × villosa var. alopecuroides K001027850 Yes
Britton, C.E. [s.n.] United Kingdom Mentha × villosa var. alopecuroides K001027857 No
Hubbard, C.E. [11570] United Kingdom Mentha × villosa var. alopecuroides K001027849 Yes
Sandwith, N.Y. [s.n.] United Kingdom Mentha × villosa var. alopecuroides K001027854 Yes
Brenan, J.P.M. [7119] United Kingdom Mentha × villosa var. alopecuroides K001027837 No
Whiting, M.M. [s.n.] United Kingdom Mentha × villosa var. alopecuroides K001027847 No
[H.G. Billinghunt] [29933] United Kingdom Mentha × villosa var. alopecuroides K001027856 No
Brown, G.C. [2473] United Kingdom Mentha × villosa var. alopecuroides K001027855 No
Day, F.M. [s.n.] United Kingdom Mentha × villosa var. alopecuroides K001027853 Yes
Turrill, W.B. [4071] United Kingdom Mentha × villosa var. alopecuroides K001027848 Yes
Lousley, J.E. [916] United Kingdom Mentha × villosa var. alopecuroides K001027843 No
McCallum-Webster, M. [8963] United Kingdom Mentha × villosa var. alopecuroides K001027839 No
Townsend, C.C. [s.n.] United Kingdom Mentha × villosa var. alopecuroides K001027838 No
Townsend, C.C. [93/667] United Kingdom Mentha × villosa var. alopecuroides K001027851 Yes
Day, F.M. [s.n.] United Kingdom Mentha × villosa var. alopecuroides K001027852 Yes
Brenan, J.P.M. [7119] United Kingdom Mentha × villosa var. alopecuroides K001027844 No

Sources

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 'The Herbarium Catalogue, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://www.kew.org/herbcat [accessed on Day Month Year]'. Please enter the date on which you consulted the system.
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  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
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