Mentha canadensis

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Mentha canadensis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Lamiaceae
Genus: Mentha
Species:
M. canadensis
Binomial name
Mentha canadensis
Synonyms[2][1]
List
    • Mentha agrestis Raf.
    • Mentha arvensis var. borealis (Michx.) Kuntze
    • Mentha arvensis subsp. borealis Taylor & MacBryde
    • Mentha arvensis var. canadensis (L.) Briq.
    • Mentha arvensis var. canadensis (L.) Kuntze
    • Mentha arvensis var. glabrata (Benth.) Fernald
    • Mentha arvensis var. haplocalyx (Briq.) Briq.
    • Mentha arvensis subsp. haplocalyx Briq.
    • Mentha arvensis var. lanata Piper
    • Mentha arvensis var. pavoniana Briq.
    • Mentha arvensis var. penardi Briq.
    • Mentha arvensis f. piperascens Malinv. ex Holmes
    • Mentha arvensis var. sachalinensis Briq.
    • Mentha arvensis var. schmitzii Briq.
    • Mentha arvensis var. villosa (Benth.) S.R. Stewart
    • Mentha arvensis var. zollingeri Briq.
    • Mentha borealis Michx.
    • Mentha canadensis var. borealis (Michx.) Piper
    • Mentha canadensis var. glabrata Benth.
    • Mentha canadensis var. glabrior Hook.
    • Mentha canadensis var. lanata (Piper) J.K. Henry
    • Mentha canadensis var. lanata (Piper) Piper
    • Mentha canadensis var. villosa Benth.
    • Mentha ciliata Raf.
    • Mentha cinerea Raf.
    • Mentha disperma Sessé́ & Moc.
    • Mentha glabrior (Hook.) Rydb.
    • Mentha hakka Siebold
    • Mentha haplocalyx Briq.
    • Mentha haplocalyx subsp. austera Briq.
    • Mentha haplocalyx var. barbata Nakai
    • Mentha haplocalyx var. nipponensis Matsum. & Kudo ex Kudo
    • Mentha haplocalyx subsp. pavoniana Briq.
    • Mentha haplocalyx var. piperascens (Malinv.) Wu and Li
    • Mentha javanica Blume
    • Mentha lanata (Piper) Rydb.
    • Mentha nipponensis Kudo
    • Mentha occidentalis Rydb.
    • Mentha penardi (Briq.) Rydb.
    • Mentha rubella Rydb.
    • Mentha sachalinensis (Briq.) Kudo
    • Mentha terebinthinacea Willd. ex Steud.
    • Mentha trachiloma Raf.
      • (incomplete list)

Mentha canadensis is a species of mint native to North America (from the Northwest Territories to central Mexico) and the eastern part of Asia (from Siberia to Java). In North America, it is commonly known as Canada mint,[3] American wild mint,[4] and in Asia as Chinese mint, Sakhalin mint,[5] Japanese mint,[6] and East Asian wild mint.[7] The flowers are bluish or have a slight violet tint. The plant is upright, growing to about 4–18 in (10–46 cm) tall. Leaves grow opposite from each other, and flower bunches appear in the upper leaf axils. The mint grows in wet areas but not directly in water, so it will be found near sloughs, and lake and river edges. Plants bloom from July to August in their native habitats.[8]

The plants found in eastern Asia have been called Mentha sachalinensis, among other synonyms.

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  5. ^ Quattrocchi, Umberto (1999). CRC world dictionary of plant names : common names, scientific names, eponyms, synonyms, and etymology. Boca Raton, FL: CRC Press. p. 1659. ISBN 0849326737.
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  7. ^ English Names for Korean Native Plants (PDF). Pocheon: Korea National Arboretum. 2015. p. 537. ISBN 978-89-97450-98-5. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 May 2017. Retrieved 6 June 2017 – via Korea Forest Service.
  8. ^ Vance, F.R.; Jowsey, J.R.; McLean, J.S. (1977), Wildflowers Across the Prairies, Saskatoon, SK: Western Producer Books, p. 141, ISBN 0-919306-74-8