Details for: NA 87388, 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 87388
Type: Site identifier
Group: NA
U.S. National Arboretum

Narrative
Received as Mentha x villosa 'Mojito Mint'. Note: this appears to be a misidentified selection of M. spicata; its foliage is nearly hairless and wrinkled and lacks the sweet scent of many typical M. spicata cultivars and selections. -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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