Mentha arvensis Calflora

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Taxon Report

Mentha arvensis L.

American wild mint, Field mint, Marsh mint, Wild mint

2003 Steve Matson

2014 Steve Matson

2020 Heather Nordstrom

Mentha arvensis is a perennial herb that is native to California, and also found elsewhere in North America and beyond.


	Plant Range Observation Search ~363 records in California Plant Characteristics

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Genus:	Mentha
Family:	Lamiaceae
Category:	angiosperm
PLANTS group:	Dicot
Jepson eFlora section: eudicot

Wetlands: Occurs usually in wetlands, occasionally in non wetlands

Communities: wetland-riparian, many plant communities

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + PLANTS

Alternate Names:


PLANTS	Mentha arvensis ssp. borealis
PLANTS	Mentha arvensis ssp. haplocalyx
PLANTS	Mentha arvensis ssp. parietariifolia
PLANTS	Mentha arvensis var. canadensis
PLANTS	Mentha arvensis var. glabrata
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Information about Mentha arvensis from other sources


Nursery availability from CNPLX This plant is available commercially. Jepson eFlora USDA PLANTS Profile (MEAR4) Photos on Calflora Photos on CalPhotos Google Images Photos on iNaturalist ID Tips on PlantID.net	ITIS Original Publication citation International Plants Names Index Search efloras.org (Flora of North America) Landscape information from Calscape BONAP Distribution Map Consortium of California Herbaria 2 Search the Native American Ethnobotany Database	Add an Observation Location Suitability Planting Guide Distribution by County
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Suggested Citation

Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation, with data contributed by public and private institutions and individuals. [web application]. 2024. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: 11/21/2024).