Taxon:  Mentha ×villosa Huds. nothovar. alopecuroides (Hull) Briq.



Summary
Genus:
Mentha
Section:
Mentha
Family:
Lamiaceae (alt. Labiatae)
Subfamily:
Nepetoideae
Tribe:
Mentheae
Subtribe:
Menthinae
Nomen number:
313217
Place of publication:
Bull. Herb. Boissier 4:679.  1896
Verified:
11/17/1993 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
11 (11  active, 0  available) in National Plant Germplasm System.  (Map it)
Other conspecific taxa
Mentha ×villosa Huds. (7 active accession[s])
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Basionym
Mentha alopecuroides Hull

Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Mentha velutina Lej.

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Conservation Status

Reference(s)
  1. Hanelt, P., ed. 2001. Mansfeld's encyclopedia of agricultural and horticultural crops. Volumes 1-6
  2. Harley, R. M. 1972. Notes on the genus Mentha (Labiatae). Bot. J. Linn. Soc. 65:253. Note: = nothomorph
  3. Harley, R. M. 1975. Mentha L. In: Stace, C. A., ed., Hybridization and the flora of the British Isles. 389. Note: = nothomorph
  4. Sell, P. & G. Murrell. 1996-. Flora of Great Britain and Ireland.
  5. Tucker, A. O. & R. F. C. Naczi. 2007. Mentha: an overview of its classification and relationships. In: Lawrence, B. M., ed., Mint: the genus Mentha 33. Note: CRC Press, Boca Raton.
  6. Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea. Note: = nothomorph
Common names
LanguageNameAlternate namenoteseqCitation
Englishapple mint  1Hanelt, P., ed. 2001. Mansfeld's encyclopedia of agricultural and horticultural crops. Volumes 1-6
EnglishBowles mint  1Hanelt, P., ed. 2001. Mansfeld's encyclopedia of agricultural and horticultural crops. Volumes 1-6
GermanApfel-Minze  2Hanelt, P., ed. 2001. Mansfeld's encyclopedia of agricultural and horticultural crops. Volumes 1-6
Germanbreitblättrige Minze  2Hanelt, P., ed. 2001. Mansfeld's encyclopedia of agricultural and horticultural crops. Volumes 1-6
Germanzottige Minze  2Hanelt, P., ed. 2001. Mansfeld's encyclopedia of agricultural and horticultural crops. Volumes 1-6
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNoteReference
2CultivatedEurope Europe w.Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea. Note: = nothomorph
4NaturalizedEurope Europe w.Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea. Note: = nothomorph
Cultivated
Europe
  • REGION: Europe (w.)
Naturalized
Europe
  • REGION: Europe (w.)

Reference(s)
  1. Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea. Note: = nothomorph
Economic Uses
UsageTypeNoteReference
Food additivesflavoringused for mint saucesHanelt, P., ed. 2001. Mansfeld's encyclopedia of agricultural and horticultural crops. Volumes 1-6
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://npgstest.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=313217. Accessed 12 May 2026.