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Mentha spicata subsp. spicata Schur

Menthe verte pubescente (fr), Menthe en épi (fr), Menthe verte (fr)

Subspecies

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Characteristics

Stems glabrous or sparsely hairy. Lvs with hairs confined to veins on lower surface; lamina rounded to cordate at base. Infl. glabrous or sparsely hairy; spikes slender or fairly stout, often interrupted, especially in lower part. Corolla almost glabrous outside. Nutlets present or 0.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support -
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
Spread epizoochory
Mature width (meter) 0.5 - 1.0
Mature height (meter) 0.5 - 1.0
Root system rhizome
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
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OctNovDec
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Light 4-9
Soil humidity -
Soil texture -
Soil acidity 2-8
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 7-8

Usage

Uses essential oil medicinal oil tea
Edible leaves
Therapeutic use Analgesic (unspecified), Colic (unspecified), Excipient (unspecified), Fever (unspecified), Malaria (unspecified), Spasm (unspecified), Stimulant (unspecified), Stomachic (unspecified), Suppurative (unspecified), Tumor (unspecified), Carminative (unspecified), Refrigerant (unspecified), Vermifuge (unspecified), Abscess (unspecified), Tonic (unspecified), Tumor(Breast) (unspecified)
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by cuttings, divisions or seedlings.
Mode cuttings divisions seedlings
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) -
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -27
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Distribution

Mentha spicata subsp. spicata world distribution map, present in Afghanistan, Åland Islands, Albania, Austria, Bangladesh, Bulgaria, Bermuda, Switzerland, China, Colombia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Germany, Dominica, Denmark, Algeria, Egypt, Spain, Falkland Islands (Malvinas), France, Micronesia (Federated States of), Georgia, Gambia, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Iran (Islamic Republic of), Italy, Libya, Morocco, Mauritania, Malaysia, Norfolk Island, Nigeria, Nicaragua, Netherlands, Norway, Nepal, New Zealand, Pakistan, Palau, Poland, Romania, Singapore, Sweden, Turks and Caicos Islands, Chad, Turkmenistan, Tunisia, Ukraine, and Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:77171344-1
WFO ID wfo-0000241397
COL ID 7KC6W
BDTFX ID 42236
INPN ID 137769
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Mentha viridis f. crispata Mentha brevispicata Mentha crispa Mentha glabra Mentha hortensis Mentha inarimensis Mentha laevigata Mentha ocymiodora Mentha piperella Mentha walteriana Mentha atrata Mentha integerrima Mentha laciniosa Mentha michelii Mentha sepincola Mentha tauschii Mentha tenuiflora Mentha tenuifolia Mentha tenuis Mentha viridifolia Mentha crispata Mentha viridis Mentha viridis f. psilostachya Mentha lejeuneana Mentha undulata Mentha romana Mentha rosani Mentha pudina Mentha aquatica var. crispa Mentha rubicunda var. langiana Mentha spicata subsp. glabrata Mentha spicata var. oblongifolia Mentha spicata subsp. spicata Mentha spicata var. undulata Mentha spicata var. viridis Mentha viridis var. crispa Mentha piperita var. crispa Mentha viridis var. crispata Mentha sylvestris var. undulata Mentha sylvestris var. glabra Mentha sylvestris var. crispata Mentha aquatica subsp. crispa Mentha viridis f. angustifolia Mentha spicata var. crispata Mentha spicata var. piperella Mentha spicata var. cordato-ovata Mentha spicata var. crispa
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