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Mentha aquatica

(Wild Water Mint)

Common Names

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Common Names in Burmese:

Budi Nan, Pusi Nan

Common Names in Danish:

Vandmynte

Common Names in Dutch:

Watermunt

Common Names in English:

Aquatic Mint, Bergamot Mint, Creeping Mint, Lemon Mint, Marsh Mint, Orange Mint, Water Mint, Watermint, Wild Mint, Wild Water Mint

Common Names in Finnish:

Vesiminttu

Common Names in French:

Baume D´eau, Menthe Aquatique, Menthe Blanche

Common Names in German:

Bachminze, Krotnkraut, Teichminze, Wasser-Minze, Wasserminze

Common Names in Hungarian:

Fekete Menta

Common Names in Italian:

Erba Menta, Menta Acquaiola, Menta D´acqua, Mentha D´acqua

Common Names in Japanese:

Mensa Akuatika, Menta Akuatika, Numa Hakka

Common Names in Polish:

Mita Nadwodna, Mita Wodna

Common Names in Romanian:

Bolejniţă, Buruiana Dalacului, Gnintă Neagră, Iarba Cucului, Izma Apei, Izma Broaştei, Izma Bălţilor, Izmă, Izmă Broştească, Izmă Creaţă, Izmă De Apă, Izmă De Baltă, Izmă Lungă, Izmă Neagră, Izmă Porcească, Izmă Proastă, Minta Bălţilor, Minta Calului, Mintă Broştească, Mintă De Apă, Mintă Neagră, Nintă Broştească, Poleai, Veşniţă, Voştină

Common Names in Spanish:

Azándar, Hierba Buena Acuática, Hierba Morisca, Menta Colorada

Common Names in Swedish:

Vattenmynta

Common Names in Vietnamese:

Rau Thm

Description

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Genus Mentha

Herbs annual or perennial , aromatic , often rhizomatous or stoloniferous . Upper leaves sessile or subsessile ; blade margin dentate , serrate, or crenate . Verticillasters (2-6) - to many flowered; floral leaves similar to stem leaves or reduced; bracts lanceolate to linear , ± distinct . Flowers bisexual or pistillate . Calyx funnelform to campanulate , 10-13-veined, throat glabrous or hairy , limb equally 5-toothed or 2-lipped, upper lip 3-toothed, lower lip 2-toothed. Corolla funnelform, ± regular or slightly irregular; tube generally included , throat slightly dilated or saccate in front, limb 4-lobed; lobes equal, entire, upper lobe slightly wider, emarginate or 2-lobulate. Stamens 4, subequal , divaricate , erect , exserted in bisexual flowers, included and often rudimentary in pistillate flowers, posterior 2 slightly longer than anterior 2; filaments glabrous; anther cells 2, parallel. Style exserted, apex equally 2-cleft. Nutlets ovoid , dry, smooth or slightly tuberculate , apex rounded , rarely hairy.

About 30 species: mainly in north temperate regions , a few in the Southern Hemisphere; six native and six cultivated species in China.

A number of species are widely cultivated for their aromatic properties and many cultivars have been developed.[1]

Physical Description

Habit: Forb/herb

Flowers: Bloom Period: July, August. • Flower Color: purple

Size/Age/Growth

Size: Creeping to 6" tall.

Habitat

Typically found at an altitude of 0 to 3,108 meters (0 to 10,197 feet).[2]

Biology

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Reproduction

Duration: Perennial

Growth

Culture: Space 36-48" apart.

Sunlight: Sun Exposure: 3-5 hours full sun recommended.

Moisture: Water Requirements: 0-2" water depth.

Temperature: Cold Hardiness: 5a, 5b, 6a, 6b, 7a, 7b, 8a, 8b, 9a, 9b, 10a, 10b, 11. (map)

Taxonomy

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Unambiguous Synonyms

  1. Mentha citrata Ehrh.
  2. Mentha piperi var. citrata (Ehrh.) Boivin (Pro Nm.)
  3. Mentha piperita citrata (Ehrh.) Briq.

Notes

Name Status: Accepted Name . Latest taxonomic scrutiny: 15-Mar-2000

Place of publication : Sp. pl. 2:576. 1753

Name verified on 02-Dec-1987 by ARS Systematic Botanists. Last updated: 22-Jan-1998

Similar Species

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Members of the genus Mentha

ZipcodeZoo has pages for 492 species, subspecies, varieties, forms, and cultivars in this genus. Here are just 100 of them:

M. acuta · M. acutifolia · M. adspersa · M. affinis · M. agardhiana · M. agrestis · M. aguatica · M. alandica · M. albae-carolinae · M. allionii · M. alopecuroides · M. alpigena · M. amaurophylla · M. ambigua · M. americanus · M. angustifolia · M. angustifolia 'Variegata' · M. 'Applemint' (Applemint) · M. aquatica (Wild Water Mint) · M. aquatica=rubra · M. aquatica L. var. aquatica · M. aquatica 'Citrata' (Orange Mint) · M. aquatica crispa · M. aquatica var. citrata (Water Mint) · M. aquatica x arvensis x spicata (Mint) · M. aquatica x longifolia (Peppermint) · M. aquatica x piperascens · M. aquatica x spicata var. crispa · M. aquatica x suaveolens (Mint) · M. aromatica · M. arvense · M. arvensi (Field Mint) · M. arvensis (Japanese Peppermint) · M. arvensis arvensis (American Wild Mint) · M. arvensis austriaca · M. arvensis 'Banana' (Common Mint) · M. arvensis canadensis (Japanese Mint) · M. arvensis f. brevipilosa (European Corn Mint) · M. arvensis f. glabrata · M. arvensis glabrata · M. arvensis haplocalyx (Field Mint) · M. arvensis intermedia · M. arvensis lanata · M. arvensis 'New Fancy' · M. arvensis L. var. piperascens Malinv. ex Holmes · M. arvensis sativa · M. arvensis subsp. canadensis · M. arvensis var. crispa · M. arvensis var. piperascens · M. arvensis var. piperascens 'Sayakaze' · M. arvensis x crispa · M. arvensis x longifolia · M. arvensis x spicata (Mint) · M. asiatica · M. asiatica 'Men55' (Mint) · M. atrovirens · M. aucheri · M. auricularia · M. australis · M. austriaca · M. 'Austrian' (Mint) · M. ayassei · M. balsamea · M. 'Balsam' (Mint) · M. basilica · M. 'Berries & Cream' · M. 'Betty's Slovakian' · M. blanda · M. borealis · M. Bowles' mint · M. braunii · M. 'Brittanys Mint Patty' · M. cablin (Patchouli) · M. canadensis · M. canadensis 'Umpqua' (Mint) · M. canadensis var. glabrata · M. canariensis · M. candicans · M. 'Candied Fruit' · M. 'Candymint' (Mint) · M. 'Candy Lime Mint' · M. canescens · M. capensis · M. capitata · M. cardiaca · M. carinthiaca · M. cataria · M. caucasica · M. cervina (Water Spearmint) · M. cervina alba · M. 'Chewing Gum' · M. 'Chocolate Peppermint' · M. cinerea · M. citrata · M. citrata x aquatica · M. citrata x arvensis · M. citrata x longifolia · M. citrata x piperascens · M. citrata x spicata · M. 'Clarissa's Millennium'

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Data Sources

Accessed through GBIF Data Portal November 17, 2007:

Identifiers

Footnotes

  1. "Mentha". in Flora of China Vol. 17 Page 236. Published by Science Press (Beijing) and Missouri Botanical Garden Press. Online at EFloras.org. [back]
  2. Mean = 96.270 meters (315.846 feet), Standard Deviation = 146.860 based on 20,000 observations. Altitude information for each observation from British Oceanographic Data Centre. [back]
Last Revised: 7/1/2009