Mentha x rotundifolia (L.) Huds.

Menthe du Nil (fr), Menthe à feuilles rondes (fr)

Species

Angiosperms > Lamiales > Lamiaceae > Mentha

Characteristics

A small herb. The leaves are crinkled and can be variegated. They are like common mint except for a soft fuzzy appearance to the leaf surface. A hybrid between Mentha suaveolens and Mentha longifolia. Details and locations may be confused with Mentha suaveolens.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support -
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
Spread epizoochory
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Mature height (meter) 0.5
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Environment

It is a warm temperate plant. In Hobart Botanical Gardens
More
Not known
Light -
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Hardiness (USDA) 4-9

Usage

It is used for flavouring.
Uses medicinal
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Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings.
Mode seedlings
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Images

Flower

Mentha x rotundifolia flower picture by Campos Pilar (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

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

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:451079-1
WFO ID wfo-0000241298
COL ID 7M8JJ
BDTFX ID 42201
INPN ID 108308
Wikipedia (EN)
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Mentha x var. trevirani Mentha x var. apodysa Mentha x rotundifolia f. clandestina Mentha x rotundifolia f. rugosa Mentha x villosa f. burckhardtiana Mentha x halleri Mentha x niliaca Mentha x rotundifolia Mentha burckhardtiana Mentha fragrans Mentha x anglica Mentha x microstachys Mentha x clandestina Mentha x rotundifolia f. ambigua Mentha x var. rugosa Mentha x var. fragrans Mentha x var. expallens Mentha x var. psilostachya Mentha x var. segorbensis Mentha x rotundifolia f. thierseana Mentha x var. melaneilema Mentha x var. lurida Mentha x var. clandestina Mentha x var. semeiodes Mentha x var. brachytricha Mentha x var. bella Mentha niliaca Mentha x ambigua Mentha spicata var. rotundifolia Mentha sylvestris var. niliaca Mentha viridis var. cana Mentha x rotundifolia f. exstans Mentha x var. crematophylla Mentha x rotundifolia f. cordifolia Mentha x rotundifolia f. pachystachya Mentha rotundifolia var. microdonta