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Mentha canadensis

Mentha canadensis

About

Mentha canadensis (syn. M. arvensis var. canadensis) is a species of mint commonly known as American wild mint, native to North America (from Northwest Territories to central Mexico), or known as bakha, East Asian wild mint, or Japanese Mint (M. arvensis var. piperascens) in eastern Asia (Siberia to Java) and the Northern Territory of Australia. The flowers are bluish or a slight violet tint. The plant is upright about 4 inches (10 cm) to 18 inches (46 cm)...

Family
Lamiaceae

Ecology

How it lives

Propagated by
Seed
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Name
Mentha canadensis
Slug
mentha-canadensis
Kingdom
Plantae
Family
Lamiaceae
Genus
Mentha
Species
canadensis
Wikidata QID
Q2977225
Propagule type
seed
Container suitable
No
Indoor suitable
No
OSSI pledged
No
Hazard level
1
Data completeness
43

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