Taxon: Mentha canadensis L.

Summary

Genus:

Mentha

Section:

Mentha

Family:

Lamiaceae (alt. Labiatae)

Subfamily:

Nepetoideae

Tribe:

Mentheae

Subtribe:

Menthinae

Nomen number:

313998

Place of publication:

Sp. pl. 2:577. 1753

Hybrid parentage:

= Mentha arvensis × M. longifolia

Comment:

an ancient hybrid

Typification:

View in Linnean Typification Project

Verified:

10/12/2010 ARS Systematic Botanists.

Accessions:

52 (52 active, 0 available) in National Plant Germplasm System. (Map it)

Other conspecific taxa

Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations

Autonym(s)
Mentha canadensis L. var. canadensis

Homotypic Synonym(s)
Mentha arvensis L. var. canadensis (L.) Kuntze

Heterotypic Synonym(s)


Mentha arvensis L. var. piperascens (Malinv. ex Holmes) Malinv. ex L. H. Bailey
Mentha arvensis L. f. piperascens Malinv. ex Holmes
Mentha arvensis L. var. glabrata (Benth.) Fernald
Mentha arvensis L. f. glabrata (Benth.) S. R. Stewart
Mentha haplocalyx Briq.
Mentha arvensis L. subsp. piperascens (Malinv. ex Holmes) H. Hara
Mentha sachalinensis (Briq.) Kudô
Mentha arvensis L. var. sachalinensis Briq.
Mentha canadensis L. var. glabrata Benth.
Mentha arvensis L. var. javanica (Blume) Hook. f.
Mentha javanica Blume
Mentha arvensis L. subsp. haplocalyx (Briq.) Briq.

Invalid Designation(s)
Mentha arvensis auct. N. Amer.

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Conservation Status

Reference(s)

Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson. 2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource)
Bunsawat, J. et al. 2004. Phylogenetics of Mentha (Lamiaceae): evidence from chloroplast DNA sequences. Syst. Bot. 29:959-964. www.aspt.net/systematic-botany
Chester, E. W. et al. 1993-1997. Atlas of Tennessee vascular plants. Note: = Mentha arvensis L.
Chinese Academy of Sciences. 1959-. Flora reipublicae popularis sinicae. Note: treats as Mentha sachalinensis (Briq.) Kudô
Correll, D. S. & M. C. Johnston. 1970. Manual of the vascular plants of Texas Note: = Mentha arvensis L.
Cronquist, A. et al. 1972-. Intermountain flora. Note: = Mentha arvensis L.
Duke, J. A. et al. 2002. CRC Handbook of medicinal herbs
Gleason, H. A. & A. Cronquist. 1991. Manual of vascular plants of northeastern United States and adjacent Canada, ed. 2 Note: = Mentha arvensis L.
Kitagawa, M. 1979. Neo-lineamenta florae Manshuricae. Note: treats as Mentha sachalinensis (Briq.) Kudô
Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934-1964. Flora SSSR. Note: treats as Mentha sachalinensis (Briq.) Kudô
Krasnoborov, I. M., ed. 2000-. Flora of Siberia (English translation)
Lawrence, B. M. 1992. Chemical components of Labiatae oils and their explotation. In: Harley, R. M. & T. Reynolds, eds., Advances in labiate science 400. Note: = Mentha arvensis f. piperascens
Magee, D. W. & H. E. Ahles. 1999. Flora of the Northeast. A manual of the vascular flora of New England and adjacent New York.
McGregor, R. L. et al. (The Great Plains Flora Association). 1986. Flora of the Great Plains. Note: = Mentha arvensis L.
McGuffin, M., J. T. Kartesz, A. Y. Leung, & A. O. Tucker. 2000. Herbs of commerce, ed. 2 American Herbal Products Association, Silver Spring, Maryland.
Mohlenbrock, R. H. 1975. Guide to the vascular flora of Illinois. Note: = Mentha arvensis L.
Murray, M. J. 1960. The genetic basis for the conversion of menthone to menthol in Japanese mint. Genetics 45:925-929.
Ohio Flora Committee (E. L. Braun, T. S. Cooperrider, T. R. Fisher, J. J. Furlow). 1967-. The vascular flora of Ohio. Note: = Mentha arvensis L.
Personal Care Products Council. International Nomenclature Cosmetic Ingredient
Porcher, M. H. et al. Searchable World Wide Web Multilingual Multiscript Plant Name Database (MMPND) (on-line resource).
Radford, A. E. et al. 1964. Manual of the vascular flora of the Carolinas. Note: = Mentha arvensis L.
Rhoads, A. F. & W. M. Klein, Jr. 1993. The vascular flora of Pennsylvannia. Annotated checklist and atlas. Note: = Mentha arvensis L.
Scoggan, H. J. 1978-1979. The flora of Canada, 4 vol. Note: = Mentha arvensis L.
Stone, W. 1973. The plants of southern New Jersey
Tucker, A. O. & H. L. Chambers. 2002. Mentha canadensis L. (Lamiaceae): a relict amphidiploid from the Lower Tertiary. Taxon 51:703-718.
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 18-19. Note: as an "ancient amphidiploid" of Mentha arvensis × M. longifolia
Tucker, A. O. 2012. Genetics and breeding of the genus Mentha: a model for other polyploid species with secondary constituents. J. Medicin. Active Pl. 1:19-29. Note: this review emphasized that "only two methods: gamma irradiation and controlled hybridization in the field" have allowed the introduction of new germplasm; the latter method was used for Mentha canadensis
Voss, E. 1972-. Michigan flora. Note: = Mentha arvensis L.
Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
Zheljazkov, V. D. et al. 2013. Mentha canadensis L., a subtropical plant, can withstand first few fall frosts when grown in northern climate. Industr. Crops Prod. 49:521-525.

Common names

Language	Name	note	seq	Citation
English	American corn mint		1	Duke, J. A. et al. 2002. CRC Handbook of medicinal herbs
English	Canadian mint		1	Duke, J. A. et al. 2002. CRC Handbook of medicinal herbs
English	Chinese mint	as Mentha arvensis var. piperascens	1	Lawrence, B. M. 1992. Chemical components of Labiatae oils and their explotation. In: Harley, R. M. & T. Reynolds, eds., Advances in labiate science 400. Note: = Mentha arvensis f. piperascens
English	corn mint		1	McGuffin, M., J. T. Kartesz, A. Y. Leung, & A. O. Tucker. 2000. Herbs of commerce, ed. 2 American Herbal Products Association, Silver Spring, Maryland.
English	Japanese corn mint		1	Zheljazkov, V. D. et al. 2013. Mentha canadensis L., a subtropical plant, can withstand first few fall frosts when grown in northern climate. Industr. Crops Prod. 49:521-525.
English	Japanese mint	as Mentha arvensis var. piperascens	1	Lawrence, B. M. 1992. Chemical components of Labiatae oils and their explotation. In: Harley, R. M. & T. Reynolds, eds., Advances in labiate science 400. Note: = Mentha arvensis f. piperascens
German	japanische Minze		2	Erhardt, W. et al. 2008. Der große Zander: Enzyklopädie der Pflanzennamen 1553. Note: lists as Mentha arvensis var. piperascens Malinv. ex Holmes as Mentha arvensis var. piperascens
Japanese Rōmaji	hakka	as Mentha arvensis subsp. piperascens	2	Iwatsuki, K. et al. 1993-. Flora of Japan. Note: as Mentha arvensis subsp. piperascens
Spanish	menta japonesa		2	Hanelt, P., ed. 2001. Mansfeld's encyclopedia of agricultural and horticultural crops. Volumes 1-6 Note: as Mentha arvensis subsp. haplocalyx
Swedish	japanmynta		2	Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson. 2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource)
Transcribed Chinese	bo he		2	Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
Transcribed Korean	bagha	as Mentha arvensis var. piperascens	2	Lee, Y. N. 1997. Flora of Korea.

Distribution

order_code	Status	Continent	Subcontinent	Country	State	Note	Reference
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China			Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Eastern Asia	Japan	Hokkaidô		Iwatsuki, K. et al. 1993-. Flora of Japan.
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Eastern Asia	Japan	Honshu		Iwatsuki, K. et al. 1993-. Flora of Japan.
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Eastern Asia	Japan	Kyushu		Iwatsuki, K. et al. 1993-. Flora of Japan.
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Eastern Asia	Japan	Shikoku		Iwatsuki, K. et al. 1993-. Flora of Japan.
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Eastern Asia	Korea			Iwatsuki, K. et al. 1993-. Flora of Japan.
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Russian Far East	Russian Federation	Amur		Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934-1964. Flora SSSR.
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Russian Far East	Russian Federation	Habarovskij kraj		Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934-1964. Flora SSSR.
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Russian Far East	Russian Federation	Kurile Islands		Iwatsuki, K. et al. 1993-. Flora of Japan.
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Russian Far East	Russian Federation	Primorye		Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934-1964. Flora SSSR.
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Russian Far East	Russian Federation	Sakhalin		Iwatsuki, K. et al. 1993-. Flora of Japan.
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Siberia	Russian Federation	Buryatia		Iwatsuki, K. et al. 1993-. Flora of Japan.
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Siberia	Russian Federation	Chita		Iwatsuki, K. et al. 1993-. Flora of Japan.
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Siberia	Russian Federation	Irkutsk		Iwatsuki, K. et al. 1993-. Flora of Japan.
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Siberia	Russian Federation	Krasnoyarsk	s.	Iwatsuki, K. et al. 1993-. Flora of Japan.
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Siberia	Russian Federation	Tyva, Respublika		Iwatsuki, K. et al. 1993-. Flora of Japan.
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Siberia	Russian Federation	Yakutia-Sakha	s.	Iwatsuki, K. et al. 1993-. Flora of Japan.
1	Native	Asia-Tropical	Indian Subcontinent	Sri Lanka			Dassanayake, M. D. & F. R. Fosberg, eds. 1980-. A revised handbook to the flora of Ceylon.
1	Native	Asia-Tropical	Indo-China	Cambodia			Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
1	Native	Asia-Tropical	Indo-China	Laos			Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
1	Native	Asia-Tropical	Indo-China	Myanmar			Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
1	Native	Asia-Tropical	Indo-China	Thailand			Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
1	Native	Asia-Tropical	Indo-China	Vietnam			Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
1	Native	Asia-Tropical	Malesia	Indonesia			Padua, L. S. de et al., eds. 1999. Medicinal and poisonous plants 1. In: Faridah Hanum, I. & L. J. G. van der Maesen, eds., Plant Resources of South-East Asia (PROSEA) 12(1):344.
1	Native	Asia-Tropical	Malesia	Malaysia			Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
1	Native	Asia-Tropical	Malesia	Philippines			Padua, L. S. de et al., eds. 1999. Medicinal and poisonous plants 1. In: Faridah Hanum, I. & L. J. G. van der Maesen, eds., Plant Resources of South-East Asia (PROSEA) 12(1):344.
1	Native	Northern America	Eastern Canada	Canada	New Brunswick		Scoggan, H. J. 1978-1979. The flora of Canada, 4 vol.
1	Native	Northern America	Eastern Canada	Canada	Newfoundland and Labrador		Scoggan, H. J. 1978-1979. The flora of Canada, 4 vol.
1	Native	Northern America	Eastern Canada	Canada	Nova Scotia		Scoggan, H. J. 1978-1979. The flora of Canada, 4 vol.
1	Native	Northern America	Eastern Canada	Canada	Ontario		Scoggan, H. J. 1978-1979. The flora of Canada, 4 vol.
1	Native	Northern America	Eastern Canada	Canada	Prince Edward Island		Scoggan, H. J. 1978-1979. The flora of Canada, 4 vol.
1	Native	Northern America	Eastern Canada	Canada	Québec		Scoggan, H. J. 1978-1979. The flora of Canada, 4 vol.
1	Native	Northern America	North-Central U.S.A.	United States	Illinois		Mohlenbrock, R. H. 1975. Guide to the vascular flora of Illinois. Note: = Mentha arvensis L.
1	Native	Northern America	North-Central U.S.A.	United States	Iowa		Eilers, L. J. & D. M. Roosa. 1994. The vascular plants of Iowa
1	Native	Northern America	North-Central U.S.A.	United States	Kansas		McGregor, R. L. et al. (The Great Plains Flora Association). 1986. Flora of the Great Plains.
1	Native	Northern America	North-Central U.S.A.	United States	Minnesota		Ownbey, G. B. & T. Morley. 1991. Vascular plants of Minnesota: a checklist and atlas
1	Native	Northern America	North-Central U.S.A.	United States	Missouri		Steyermark, J. A. 1977. Flora of Missouri.
1	Native	Northern America	North-Central U.S.A.	United States	Nebraska		McGregor, R. L. et al. (The Great Plains Flora Association). 1986. Flora of the Great Plains.
1	Native	Northern America	North-Central U.S.A.	United States	North Dakota		McGregor, R. L. et al. (The Great Plains Flora Association). 1986. Flora of the Great Plains.
1	Native	Northern America	North-Central U.S.A.	United States	Oklahoma		McGregor, R. L. et al. (The Great Plains Flora Association). 1986. Flora of the Great Plains.
1	Native	Northern America	North-Central U.S.A.	United States	South Dakota		McGregor, R. L. et al. (The Great Plains Flora Association). 1986. Flora of the Great Plains.
1	Native	Northern America	North-Central U.S.A.	United States	Wisconsin		Wetter, M. A. et al. WISFLORA: Wisconsin vascular plant species (on-line resource).
1	Native	Northern America	Northeastern U.S.A.	United States	Connecticut		Magee, D. W. & H. E. Ahles. 1999. Flora of the Northeast. A manual of the vascular flora of New England and adjacent New York.
1	Native	Northern America	Northeastern U.S.A.	United States	Indiana		Deam, C. C. 1940. Flora of Indiana.
1	Native	Northern America	Northeastern U.S.A.	United States	Maine		Magee, D. W. & H. E. Ahles. 1999. Flora of the Northeast. A manual of the vascular flora of New England and adjacent New York.
1	Native	Northern America	Northeastern U.S.A.	United States	Massachusetts		Magee, D. W. & H. E. Ahles. 1999. Flora of the Northeast. A manual of the vascular flora of New England and adjacent New York.
1	Native	Northern America	Northeastern U.S.A.	United States	Michigan		Voss, E. 1972-. Michigan flora. Note: = Mentha arvensis L.
1	Native	Northern America	Northeastern U.S.A.	United States	New Hampshire		Magee, D. W. & H. E. Ahles. 1999. Flora of the Northeast. A manual of the vascular flora of New England and adjacent New York.
1	Native	Northern America	Northeastern U.S.A.	United States	New Jersey		Tucker, A. O. & H. L. Chambers. 2002. Mentha canadensis L. (Lamiaceae): a relict amphidiploid from the Lower Tertiary. Taxon 51:703-718.
1	Native	Northern America	Northeastern U.S.A.	United States	New York		Magee, D. W. & H. E. Ahles. 1999. Flora of the Northeast. A manual of the vascular flora of New England and adjacent New York.
1	Native	Northern America	Northeastern U.S.A.	United States	Ohio		Ohio Flora Committee (E. L. Braun, T. S. Cooperrider, T. R. Fisher, J. J. Furlow). 1967-. The vascular flora of Ohio.
1	Native	Northern America	Northeastern U.S.A.	United States	Pennsylvania		Tucker, A. O. & H. L. Chambers. 2002. Mentha canadensis L. (Lamiaceae): a relict amphidiploid from the Lower Tertiary. Taxon 51:703-718.
1	Native	Northern America	Northeastern U.S.A.	United States	Rhode Island		Magee, D. W. & H. E. Ahles. 1999. Flora of the Northeast. A manual of the vascular flora of New England and adjacent New York.
1	Native	Northern America	Northeastern U.S.A.	United States	Vermont		Magee, D. W. & H. E. Ahles. 1999. Flora of the Northeast. A manual of the vascular flora of New England and adjacent New York.
1	Native	Northern America	Northeastern U.S.A.	United States	West Virginia		Harmon, P. J. et al. 2006. Checklist and atlas of the vascular flora of West Virginia.
1	Native	Northern America	Northwestern U.S.A.	United States	Colorado		Tucker, A. O. & H. L. Chambers. 2002. Mentha canadensis L. (Lamiaceae): a relict amphidiploid from the Lower Tertiary. Taxon 51:703-718.
1	Native	Northern America	Northwestern U.S.A.	United States	Idaho		Hitchcock, C. L. et al. 1955-1969. Vascular plants of the Pacific Northwest.
1	Native	Northern America	Northwestern U.S.A.	United States	Montana		Hitchcock, C. L. et al. 1955-1969. Vascular plants of the Pacific Northwest.
1	Native	Northern America	Northwestern U.S.A.	United States	Oregon		Tucker, A. O. & H. L. Chambers. 2002. Mentha canadensis L. (Lamiaceae): a relict amphidiploid from the Lower Tertiary. Taxon 51:703-718.
1	Native	Northern America	Northwestern U.S.A.	United States	Washington		Hitchcock, C. L. et al. 1955-1969. Vascular plants of the Pacific Northwest.
1	Native	Northern America	Northwestern U.S.A.	United States	Wyoming		Dorn, R. D. 1977. Manual of the vascular plants of Wyoming
1	Native	Northern America	South-Central U.S.A.	United States	New Mexico		Cronquist, A. et al. 1972-. Intermountain flora.
1	Native	Northern America	South-Central U.S.A.	United States	Texas	w.	Correll, D. S. & M. C. Johnston. 1970. Manual of the vascular plants of Texas
1	Native	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	Kentucky		Jones, R. L. 2005. Plant life of Kentucky: an illustrated guide to the vascular flora. Note: lists as Mentha arvensis var. canadensis (L.) Briq.
1	Native	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	Maryland		Tucker, A. O. & H. L. Chambers. 2002. Mentha canadensis L. (Lamiaceae): a relict amphidiploid from the Lower Tertiary. Taxon 51:703-718.
1	Native	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	North Carolina	w. (Macon Co.)	Radford, A. E. et al. 1964. Manual of the vascular flora of the Carolinas.
1	Native	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	Tennessee	n.	Chester, E. W. et al. 1993-1997. Atlas of Tennessee vascular plants.
1	Native	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	Virginia		Radford, A. E. et al. 1964. Manual of the vascular flora of the Carolinas.
1	Native	Northern America	Southwestern U.S.A.	United States	Arizona		Cronquist, A. et al. 1972-. Intermountain flora. Note: = Mentha arvensis L.
1	Native	Northern America	Southwestern U.S.A.	United States	California		Hickman, J. C., ed. 1993. The Jepson manual: higher plants of California
1	Native	Northern America	Southwestern U.S.A.	United States	Nevada		Cronquist, A. et al. 1972-. Intermountain flora. Note: = Mentha arvensis L.
1	Native	Northern America	Southwestern U.S.A.	United States	Utah		Tucker, A. O. & H. L. Chambers. 2002. Mentha canadensis L. (Lamiaceae): a relict amphidiploid from the Lower Tertiary. Taxon 51:703-718.
1	Native	Northern America	Subarctic America	Canada	Northwest Territories		Scoggan, H. J. 1978-1979. The flora of Canada, 4 vol.
1	Native	Northern America	Subarctic America	Canada	Yukon		Scoggan, H. J. 1978-1979. The flora of Canada, 4 vol.
1	Native	Northern America	Subarctic America	United States	Alaska		Scoggan, H. J. 1978-1979. The flora of Canada, 4 vol.
1	Native	Northern America	Western Canada	Canada	Alberta		Scoggan, H. J. 1978-1979. The flora of Canada, 4 vol.
1	Native	Northern America	Western Canada	Canada	British Columbia		Scoggan, H. J. 1978-1979. The flora of Canada, 4 vol.
1	Native	Northern America	Western Canada	Canada	Manitoba		Scoggan, H. J. 1978-1979. The flora of Canada, 4 vol.
1	Native	Northern America	Western Canada	Canada	Saskatchewan		Scoggan, H. J. 1978-1979. The flora of Canada, 4 vol.
2	Cultivated	Africa	South Tropical Africa	Angola			Small, E. 1997. Culinary herbs. Note: NRC Research Press, Ottawa
2	Cultivated	Africa	Southern Africa	South Africa			Small, E. 1997. Culinary herbs. Note: NRC Research Press, Ottawa
2	Cultivated	Africa	Western Indian Ocean	Seychelles			Hanelt, P., ed. 2001. Mansfeld's encyclopedia of agricultural and horticultural crops. Volumes 1-6
2	Cultivated	Asia-Temperate	China	China			Hanelt, P., ed. 2001. Mansfeld's encyclopedia of agricultural and horticultural crops. Volumes 1-6
2	Cultivated	Asia-Temperate	Eastern Asia	Japan			Small, E. 1997. Culinary herbs. Note: NRC Research Press, Ottawa
2	Cultivated	Asia-Temperate	Eastern Asia	Korea			Small, E. 1997. Culinary herbs. Note: NRC Research Press, Ottawa
2	Cultivated	Asia-Temperate	Eastern Asia	Taiwan			Small, E. 1997. Culinary herbs. Note: NRC Research Press, Ottawa
2	Cultivated	Asia-Tropical	Indian Subcontinent	India			Hanelt, P., ed. 2001. Mansfeld's encyclopedia of agricultural and horticultural crops. Volumes 1-6
2	Cultivated	Asia-Tropical	Indo-China	Thailand			Padua, L. S. de et al., eds. 1999. Medicinal and poisonous plants 1. In: Faridah Hanum, I. & L. J. G. van der Maesen, eds., Plant Resources of South-East Asia (PROSEA) 12(1):344.
2	Cultivated	Asia-Tropical	Indo-China	Vietnam			Padua, L. S. de et al., eds. 1999. Medicinal and poisonous plants 1. In: Faridah Hanum, I. & L. J. G. van der Maesen, eds., Plant Resources of South-East Asia (PROSEA) 12(1):344. Note: lists as Mentha arvensis var. piperascens Malinv. ex Holmes
2	Cultivated	Australasia	New Zealand	New Zealand			Hanelt, P., ed. 2001. Mansfeld's encyclopedia of agricultural and horticultural crops. Volumes 1-6
2	Cultivated	Europe		Europe			Hanelt, P., ed. 2001. Mansfeld's encyclopedia of agricultural and horticultural crops. Volumes 1-6
2	Cultivated	Northern America		Mexico			Hanelt, P., ed. 2001. Mansfeld's encyclopedia of agricultural and horticultural crops. Volumes 1-6
2	Cultivated	Northern America		United States			Hanelt, P., ed. 2001. Mansfeld's encyclopedia of agricultural and horticultural crops. Volumes 1-6
2	Cultivated	Southern America	Brazil	Brazil			Hanelt, P., ed. 2001. Mansfeld's encyclopedia of agricultural and horticultural crops. Volumes 1-6
2	Cultivated	Southern America	Caribbean	Cuba			Hanelt, P., ed. 2001. Mansfeld's encyclopedia of agricultural and horticultural crops. Volumes 1-6
2	Cultivated	Southern America	Southern South America	Argentina			Hanelt, P., ed. 2001. Mansfeld's encyclopedia of agricultural and horticultural crops. Volumes 1-6

Native
Asia-Temperate

SIBERIA: Russian Federation [Buryatia, Chita, Irkutsk, Krasnoyarsk (s.), Tyva, Respublika, Yakutia-Sakha (s.)]
RUSSIAN FAR EAST: Russian Federation [Kurile Islands, Habarovskij kraj, Primorye, Amur, Sakhalin]
CHINA: China
EASTERN ASIA: Korea, Japan [Hokkaidô, Honshu, Kyushu, Shikoku]

Asia-Tropical

INDIAN SUBCONTINENT: Sri Lanka
INDO-CHINA: Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam
MALESIA: Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines

Northern America

SUBARCTIC AMERICA: Canada [Northwest Territories, Yukon], United States [Alaska]
EASTERN CANADA: Canada [Québec, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Prince Edward Island, New Brunswick, Newfoundland and Labrador]
WESTERN CANADA: Canada [Saskatchewan, Alberta, Manitoba, British Columbia]
NORTHEASTERN U.S.A.: United States [Connecticut, Indiana, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, West Virginia]
NORTH-CENTRAL U.S.A.: United States [Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Wisconsin]
NORTHWESTERN U.S.A.: United States [Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, Wyoming]
SOUTHEASTERN U.S.A.: United States [Kentucky, Maryland, North Carolina (w. (Macon Co.)), Tennessee (n.), Virginia]
SOUTH-CENTRAL U.S.A.: United States [New Mexico, Texas (w.)]
SOUTHWESTERN U.S.A.: United States [Arizona, California, Nevada, Utah]

Cultivated
Africa

SOUTH TROPICAL AFRICA: Angola
SOUTHERN AFRICA: South Africa
WESTERN INDIAN OCEAN: Seychelles

Asia-Temperate

CHINA: China
EASTERN ASIA: Korea, Japan, Taiwan

Asia-Tropical

INDIAN SUBCONTINENT: India
INDO-CHINA: Thailand, Vietnam

Australasia

NEW ZEALAND: New Zealand

Europe

REGION: Europe

Northern America

REGION: Mexico, United States

Southern America

CARIBBEAN: Cuba
BRAZIL: Brazil
SOUTHERN SOUTH AMERICA: Argentina

Reference(s)

Chester, E. W. et al. 1993-1997. Atlas of Tennessee vascular plants.
Correll, D. S. & M. C. Johnston. 1970. Manual of the vascular plants of Texas
Cronquist, A. et al. 1972-. Intermountain flora.
Cronquist, A. et al. 1972-. Intermountain flora. Note: = Mentha arvensis L.
Dassanayake, M. D. & F. R. Fosberg, eds. 1980-. A revised handbook to the flora of Ceylon.
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Economic Uses

Usage	Type	Note	Reference
Materials	essential oils		Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
Materials	essential oils	as Mentha arvensis f. piperascens	Lawrence, B. M. 1992. Chemical components of Labiatae oils and their explotation. In: Harley, R. M. & T. Reynolds, eds., Advances in labiate science 400. Note: = Mentha arvensis f. piperascens
Medicines	folklore		Duke, J. A. et al. 2002. CRC Handbook of medicinal herbs
Medicines	folklore		McGuffin, M., J. T. Kartesz, A. Y. Leung, & A. O. Tucker. 2000. Herbs of commerce, ed. 2 American Herbal Products Association, Silver Spring, Maryland.

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