Details for: NA 87381, Mentha spicata L., (selection)


Summary Data
Taxonomy:
Mentha spicata L.
Top Name:
(selection)
Origin:
–
Maintained:
National Arboretum
Received by NPGS:
25 Mar 2023
Improvement Status:
Clone
Form Received:
Plant
Life Form:
Perennial
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Core Passport Data
Taxonomy:
Mentha spicata L.
Top Name:
(selection)
Origin:
–
Maintained:
National Arboretum
Received by NPGS:
25 Mar 2023
Improvement Status:
Clone
Form Received:
Plant
Life Form:
Perennial
Source History
Accession Names and Identifiers
(selection)
Type: Other or unclassified name

NA 87381
Type: Site identifier
Group: NA
U.S. National Arboretum

Narrative
Full name at U.S. National Arboretum: Mentha spicata (selection). Received as Mentha 'Wintergreen'. Because of the name under which it was received, this was initially presumed to be the hybrid mint named 'Sister Julie's Wintergreen', but it shares none of the distinguishing characteristics of that cultivar and seems to have a strong spearmint aroma without any wintergreen component. The young plant has short internodes and small, dark green leaves that otherwise resemble typical spearmint. If it is a named cultivar, its identity is uncertain, but 'Wintergreen' is an invalid name. -SBL
Mentha spicata L.
Genus:
Mentha
Section:
Mentha
Family:
Lamiaceae (alt. Labiatae)
Subfamily:
Nepetoideae
Tribe:
Mentheae
Subtribe:
Menthinae
Nomen number:

24082
Place of publication:

Sp. pl. 2:576. 1753
Comment:
probably originated from allopolyploidy
Verified:
09/20/2011 by ARS Systematic Botanists.
Other conspecific taxa
Mentha spicata L. subsp. condensata (Briq.) Greuter & Burdet (2 active accession[s])
Mentha spicata L. subsp. spicata (4 active accession[s])
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Common names
LanguageNameAlternate namenoteseqCitation
Englishspearmint  1Wiersema, J. H. & B. León. 1999. World economic plants: a standard reference CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL.
English (Canada)spear mint Agriculture & Agri-Food Canada official name2Darbyshire, S. J. 2003. Inventory of Canadian Agricultural Weeds Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada. 216.
Frenchmenthe verte  2Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
French (Canada)menthe à épis Agriculture & Agroalimentaire Canada nom officiel2Darbyshire, S. J. 2003. Inventory of Canadian Agricultural Weeds Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada. 216.
Germangrüne Minze  2Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
GermanKrauseminze  2Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Portuguesehortelã-comum  2Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Portuguese (Brazil)hortelã-preta  2Groth, D. 2005. pers. comm. Note: re. Brazilian common names
Portuguese (Brazil)hortelã-verde  2Groth, D. 2005. pers. comm. Note: re. Brazilian common names
Spanishmenta romana  2Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Spanishyerbabuena  2Esquivel, M. et al. 1992. 14. Inventory of the cultivated plants. In: Hammer, K. et al., eds., "...y tienen faxones y fabas muy diversos de los nuestros..." Origin, evolution and diversity of Cuban plant genetic resources. 2 vols 324.
Swedishgrönmynta  2Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson. 2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource)
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