- Family:
- Lamiaceae Martinov
- Genus:
- Mentha L.
- Species:
- Mentha spicata L.
Mentha spicata subsp. spicata

Native to:
Afghanistan, Albania, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, China South-Central, China Southeast, Cyprus, Czechoslovakia, Denmark, East Aegean Is., France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iran, Italy, Kriti, Lebanon-Syria, Nepal, Netherlands, North Caucasus, Norway, Pakistan, Palestine, Poland, Romania, Sardegna, Sicilia, Sinai, Sweden, Switzerland, Tibet, Transcaucasus, Turkey, Turkey-in-Europe, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, West Himalaya, Yugoslavia
Introduced into:
Alabama, Alaska, Alberta, Algeria, Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Argentina South, Arizona, Arkansas, Azores, Baleares, Bangladesh, Bermuda, Brazil South, British Columbia, California, Canary Is., Cape Provinces, Central European Rus, Chad, Colorado, Connecticut, Corse, Delaware, District of Columbia, Dominican Republic, Egypt, Ethiopia, Falkland Is., Florida, Free State, Gambia, Georgia, Great Britain, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Ireland, Irkutsk, Japan, Kansas, Kentucky, Krym, Libya, Louisiana, Madeira, Maine, Manitoba, Maryland, Massachusetts, Mauritania, Mexico Northwest, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Morocco, Nebraska, Nevada, New Brunswick, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New South Wales, New York, New Zealand North, New Zealand South, Niger, Norfolk Is., North Carolina, Northwest European R, Nova Scotia, Ohio, Oklahoma, Ontario, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Prince Edward I., Québec, Rhode I., Saskatchewan, Society Is., South Carolina, South Dakota, Spain, Tennessee, Texas, Tristan da Cunha, Tunisia, Utah, Venezuela, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming
- Mentha aquatica var. crispa (L.) Benth.
- Mentha aquatica subsp. crispa (L.) G.Mey.
- Mentha atrata Schur
- Mentha balsamea Rchb.
- Mentha brevispicata Lehm.
- Mentha cordato-ovata Opiz
- Mentha crispa L.
- Mentha crispata Schrad. ex Willd.
- Mentha glabra Mill.
- Mentha hortensis Opiz ex Fresen.
- Mentha inarimensis Guss.
- Mentha integerrima Mattei & Lojac.
- Mentha lacerata Opiz
- Mentha laciniosa Schur
- Mentha laevigata Willd.
- Mentha lejeuneana Opiz
- Mentha lejeunei Opiz ex Rchb.
- Mentha longifolia subsp. undulata (Willd.) Briq.
- Mentha longifolia subsp. viridis Cadevall
- Mentha longifolia subsp. viridis (L.) Rouy
- 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 Haw. ex Spach
- 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 sylvestris subsp. viridis (L.) Batt.
- Mentha tauschii Heinr.Braun
- Mentha tenuiflora Opiz
- Mentha tenuifolia Opiz ex Rchb.
- Mentha tenuis Michx.
- Mentha undulata Willd.
- Mentha viridifolia Pérard
- Mentha viridis (L.) L.
- Mentha viridis f. angustifolia Pérard
- Mentha viridis subsp. angustifolia (Gray) Briq.
- Mentha viridis var. angustifolia Lej. ex Rchb.
- Mentha viridis var. crispa Benth.
- Mentha viridis f. crispata (Schrad. ex Willd.) Pérard
- Mentha viridis var. crispata (Schrad. ex Willd.) Becker
- Mentha viridis subsp. crispata (Schrad. ex Willd.) Briq.
- Mentha viridis subsp. euryphylla Briq.
- Mentha viridis subsp. exquisita Briq.
- Mentha viridis subsp. inarimensis (Guss.) Nyman
- Mentha viridis f. latifolia Pérard
- Mentha viridis subsp. malinvaldii Agasse ex Briq.
- Mentha viridis f. psilostachya Pérard
- Mentha walteriana Opiz
Mentha spicata subsp. spicata appears in other Kew resources:
Date | Reference | Identified As | Barcode | Type Status | Has image? |
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s.coll. [Cat. no. 1536] | Mentha pudina | K001113386 | Yes | ||
s.coll. [Cat. no. 1536], India | Mentha pudina | K001113387 | Yes |
Accepted by
- Govaerts, R. (2003). World Checklist of Selected Plant Families Database in ACCESS: 1-216203. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
- Webb, C.J., Sykes, W.R & Garnock-Jones, P.J. (1988). Flora of New Zealand 4: 1-1365. R.E.Owen, Government Printer, Wellington.
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