MENTHA (Men'tha) DESCRIPTION: This is a large group of well-known perennial herbs, which are widely spread over the temperate parts of the world. Mentha includes the Apple Mint, Curly Mint, Pennyroyal, Peppermint, Pineapple Mint, Spearmint and Water or Bog Mint. Following are descriptions of each variety. Apple Mint (M. suaveolens) - This hardy perennial is a very robust grower. Apple Mint has ...

Index | Search | Home | Herb Hunters | Aromatic, Spice and Medicinal Plants Peppermint Mentha piperita L. Figure 82.Peppermint (Mentha piperita) Other common names.American mint, brandy mint, lamb mint, lammint. Habitat and range.Peppermint is naturalized from Europe and is found in damp places from Nova Scotia to Minnesota and south to Florida and Tennessee. It is largely cultivated, ...

Index | Search | Home | Herb Hunters | Aromatic, Spice and Medicinal Plants Spearmint Mentha spicata L. Figure 101.Spearmint (Mentha spicata) Synonym.Mentha viridis L. Other common names.Mint, brown mint, garden mint, lamb mint, mackerel mint, Our Lady's mint, sage of Bethlehem. Habitat and range.Like peppermint, the spearmint has also been naturalized from Europe and may be found in moist ...

Mentha Genetic Resources Mint National Plant Germplasm System Mentha resources: Catalog of Mentha Cultivars, Selections and Species Maintained as Plants at NCGR-Corvallis - with links to GRIN accession database Catalog of Mentha Accessions Available as in vitro Cultures Catalog of Mentha Seed Accessions Retrieve List of Mentha species from GRIN taxonomy database Summary of Mentha germplasm ...