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Mentha x gentilis L.

Menthe (fr), Menthe indigène (fr)

Species

Angiosperms > Lamiales > Lamiaceae > Mentha

Characteristics

A perennial hermaphrodite deciduous herb. It grows 0.45-0.5m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support -
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
Spread epizoochory
Mature width (meter) 1.0
Mature height (meter) 0.45 - 0.5
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
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Fruit color -
Fruiting months
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Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Not known in a truly wild situation.
Light 4-9
Soil humidity 3-7
Soil texture 1-6
Soil acidity 2-8
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 6-9

Usage

Uses essential oil gum medicinal oil
Edible fruits leaves
Therapeutic use Cancer (unspecified)
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

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

Distribution

Mentha x gentilis world distribution map, present in Canada, France, and United States of America

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:450529-1
WFO ID wfo-0000240709
COL ID -
BDTFX ID 42050
INPN ID 108247
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Mentha x var. pauliana Mentha x var. stricta Mentha x var. resinosa Mentha x gentilis f. pseudorubra Mentha x var. cacosma Mentha x var. heleogeton Mentha x gentilis f. beckeriana Mentha x var. crispa Mentha x var. cardiaca Mentha x var. gracilis Mentha x var. kmetiana Mentha x var. agraria Mentha pugetii Mentha calvescens Mentha cruciata Mentha elegans Mentha elliptica Mentha heleogeton Mentha postelbergensis Mentha pratensis Mentha strailii Mentha vesana Mentha agardhiana Mentha beckeri Mentha x cinerea Mentha crepiniana Mentha dentata Mentha x gentilis Mentha grata Mentha x hortensis Mentha x pauciflora Mentha x pauliana Mentha perdentata Mentha resinosa Mentha rhomboidifolia Mentha sarntheinii Mentha stricta Mentha subgentilis Mentha subundulata Mentha x variegata Mentha vegeta Mentha x gracilis Mentha x var. agardhiana Mentha x var. pugetii Mentha x var. ciliata Mentha x var. grata Mentha x var. variegata Mentha x var. variegata Mentha x var. crepiniana Mentha x var. cuneifolia Mentha x var. elliptica Mentha x var. legitima Mentha x var. reichenbachii Mentha x var. friesii Mentha x var. ovata Mentha x var. variegata Mentha x subsp. pratensis Mentha x gentilis f. scandica Mentha x gentilis f. hercynica Mentha x var. schierliana Mentha x gentilis f. hackenbruckii Mentha x gentilis f. nemoricola Mentha x gentilis f. gratiosa Mentha x gentilis f. geniata Mentha arrhenii Mentha cardiaca Mentha variegata Mentha gentilis f. gentilis Mentha cantalica Mentha arvensis var. pauliana Mentha arvensis var. gracilis Mentha gentilis var. arrhenii Mentha x var. hortensis Mentha x var. pratensis Mentha x subsp. rubra Mentha x var. crispa Mentha ciliata Mentha x subsp. cardiaca Mentha x subsp. pauliana Mentha x var. vesana Mentha x var. kmetiana Mentha x var. pergracilis Mentha gentilis f. variegata Mentha resinosa var. wuerlii
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