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Mentha arvensis L.
wild mint

       
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Photo of Mentha arvensis L.
Robert Tatina. USDA SCS. 1989. Midwest wetland flora: Field office illustrated guide to plant species. Midwest National Technical Center, Lincoln. Courtesy of USDA NRCS Wetland Science Institute. Usage Requirements.
 
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Mentha arvensis L.

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Synonyms:
Mentha arvensis L.

  MEARB Mentha arvensis L. ssp. borealis (Michx.) Roy L. Taylor & MacBryde
  MEARH Mentha arvensis L. ssp. haplocalyx Briq.
  MEARC Mentha arvensis L. var. canadensis (L.) Kuntze
  MEARG Mentha arvensis L. var. glabrata (Benth.) Fernald
  MEARL2 Mentha arvensis L. var. lanata Piper
  MEARS3 Mentha arvensis L. var. sativa auct. non Benth.
  MEARV Mentha arvensis L. var. villosa (Benth.) S.R. Stewart
  MECA7 Mentha canadensis L.
  MEGE2 Mentha gentilis L.
  MEGL Mentha glabrior (Hook.) Rydb.
  MEPE8 Mentha penardii (Briq.) Rydb.
 

Distribution:
Mentha arvensis L.

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Distribution Map Legend

See U.S. county distributions (when available) by clicking on the map or the linked states below:

USA (AK, AR, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DC, DE, GA, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MT, NC, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OH, OR, PA, RI, SD, TN, TX, UT, VA, VT, WA, WI, WV, WY), CAN (AB, BC, LB, MB, NB, NF, NS, NT, ON, PE, QC, SK, YT), FRA (SPM)
 

Related Taxa:
Mentha arvensis L.

View 76 genera in Lamiaceae, 13 species in Mentha
 

Classification:
Mentha arvensis L.

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Kingdom Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass Asteridae
Order Lamiales
Family Lamiaceae – Mint family
Genus Mentha L. – mint
Species Mentha arvensis L. – wild mint
 

U.S. Weed Information:
Mentha arvensis L.

field mint
wild mint

This plant can be weedy or invasive according to the authoritative sources noted below. This plant may be known by one or more common names in different places, and some are listed above. Click on an acronym to view each weed list, or click here for a composite list of Weeds of the U.S.

NE&GP        Stubbendieck, J., G.Y. Friisoe, & M.R. Bolick. 1994. Weeds of Nebraska and the Great Plains. Nebraska Department of Agriculture, Bureau of Plant Industry. Lincoln, Nebraska.
 

Wetland Indicator Status:

NOTE: On June 1, 2012, the 2012 National Wetland Plant List superseded the information below (see Federal Register, May 9, 2012, 77(90): 27210-27214[https://federalregister.gov/a/2012-11176]). For updated wetland information about this species, see the latest wetland list.

Mentha arvensis L.

Nat. Ind. Reg. 1 Reg. 2 Reg. 3 Reg. 4 Reg. 5 Reg. 6 Reg. 7 Reg. 8 Reg. 9 Reg. 0 Reg. A Reg. C Reg. H
FAC,FACW FACW FACW FACW FACW FACW FACW FACW FACW FACW- FACW FACW NO NO
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More Accounts and Images:
Mentha arvensis L.

View photographs from CalPhotos.

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 565302.

View species account and distribution map from Jepson Interchange (University of California - Berkeley).

View species account and photographs from Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Native Plant Information Network (NPIN).

View species account from Native American Ethnobotany (University of Michigan - Dearborn).

View photographs and distribution from University of Tennessee Herbarium.

View photographs and distribution from University of Washington Burke Museum.

View species account and photographs from University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point Freckmann Herbarium.

 

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Mentha arvensis L.

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