L48 (I), Pr (I), Can (I)PlantaeSpecies

Water Mint

Mentha aquatica

Taxonomy

Kingdom

Plantae

Order

Lamiales

Family

Lamiaceae

Mint family

Genus

Mentha

Species

Mentha aquatica

Lifecycle & Ecology

Duration

Perennial

Growth Habit

Forb/herb

EdibleNo

US Distribution

Found in 26 states

Present

Not Present

Territories

Puerto RicoUS Virgin IslandsGuamAmerican SamoaNorthern Mariana Islands

Distribution Details

Territories

Synonyms

Mentha citrataMentha ripariaMentha pyrifoliaMentha brachiataMentha raninaMentha weiheanaMentha limosaMentha littoralisMentha trojanaMentha macrocephalaMentha chaixiiMentha obliquaMentha desegliseiMentha pireanaMentha aquatica var. citrataMentha augustaMentha lateovataMentha urticifoliaMentha limicolaMentha ramosissimaMentha stagnalisMentha adspersaMentha obtusifoliaMentha acutataMentha hygrophilaMentha crenatodentataMentha lobelianaMentha duriusculaMentha viennensisMentha rauscheriMentha denticulataMentha umbrosaMentha calaminthifoliaMentha tinantianaMentha purpureaMentha incisoserrataMentha aquatica f. aquaticaMarrubium aquaticumMentha auneticensisMentha probabilisMentha hirtaMentha elongataMentha rudaeanaMentha erianthaMentha auritaMentha limnetesMentha glomerataMentha hirsutaMentha lloydii var. opacaMentha ceticaMentha ortmannianaMentha nederheimensisMentha obtuseserrataMentha acutaMentha intricataMentha hystrixMentha dunensisMentha aquatica var. subdentataMentha polyantheticaMentha soleanaMentha lloydiiMentha stoloniferaMentha subspicataMentha bugulifoliaMentha aquatica var. subspicataMentha subthermalisMentha grandidentataMentha weissenburgensisMentha avellinii

Data Sources

Species data compiled from the USDA PLANTS Database and other open botanical data sources. Images used under Creative Commons or equivalent licenses. Distribution data from USDA state-level records.

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