| Spearmint |
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| Scientific classification |
| Kingdom: |
Plantae |
| Clade: |
Tracheophytes |
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Angiosperms |
| Clade: |
Eudicots |
| Clade: |
Asterids |
| Order: |
Lamiales |
| Family: |
Lamiaceae |
| Genus: |
Mentha |
| Species: |
M. spicata |
| Binomial name |
Mentha spicata
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| Subspecies |
- M. spicata subsp. condensata (Briq.) Greuter & Burdet
- M. spicata subsp. spicata
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| Synonyms |
List
- Mentha aquatica var. crispa (L.) Benth.
- Mentha aquatica subsp. crispa (L.) G.Mey.
- Mentha atrata Schur
- Mentha balsamea Rchb.
- Mentha brevispicata Lehm.
- Mentha chalepensis Mill.
- Mentha cordato-ovata Opiz
- Mentha crispa L.
- Mentha crispata Schrad. ex Willd.
- Mentha derelicta Déségl.
- Mentha glabra Mill.
- Mentha hortensis Opiz ex Fresen.
- Mentha inarimensis Guss.
- Mentha integerrima Mattei & Lojac.
- Mentha lacerata Opiz
- Mentha laciniosa Schur
- Mentha laevigata Willd.
- Mentha lejeuneana Opiz
- Mentha lejeunei Opiz ex Rchb.
- Mentha longifolia var. crispata (Schrad. ex Willd.) Rouy
- Mentha longifolia var. laevigata (Willd.) Rouy
- Mentha longifolia var. piperella (Lej.) Rouy
- Mentha longifolia subvar. psilostachya (Pérard) Rouy
- Mentha longifolia var. stenophylla Rouy
- Mentha longifolia subsp. undulata (Willd.) Briq.
- Mentha longifolia var. undulata (Willd.) Briq.
- Mentha longifolia subsp. viridis (L.) Rouy
- Mentha michelii Ten. ex Rchb.
- Mentha microphylla K.Koch
- Mentha mollissima var. undulata (Willd.) Heinr.Braun
- Mentha × niliaca var. rosanii (Ten.) Briq.
- Mentha ocymiodora Opiz
- Mentha pectinata Raf.
- Mentha piperella (Lej.) Opiz ex Lej. & Courtois
- Mentha × piperita var. crispa (L.) W.D.J.Koch
- Mentha × piperita var. inarimensis (Guss.) Briq.
- Mentha pudina Buch.-Ham. ex Benth.
- Mentha romana Bubani
- Mentha romana Garsault
- Mentha rosanii Ten.
- Mentha rubicunda Haw. ex Spach
- Mentha scotica R.A.Graham
- Mentha sepincola Holuby
- Mentha sieberi K.Koch
- Mentha sofiana Trautm.
- Mentha stenostachya (Boiss.) Nevski
- Mentha subsessilis Borbás
- Mentha sylvestris var. stenostachya Boiss.
- Mentha sylvestris var. crispa (L.) Alef.
- Mentha sylvestris var. crispata W.D.J.Koch
- Mentha sylvestris convar. cyrtophylla Alef.
- Mentha sylvestris var. glabra W.D.J.Koch
- Mentha sylvestris var. glabrata Benth.
- Mentha sylvestris var. oblongifolia Wimm. & Grab.
- Mentha sylvestris var. rosanii (Ten.) Strail
- Mentha sylvestris var. undulata (Willd.) W.D.J.Koch
- Mentha sylvestris var. viridis (L.) Alef.
- Mentha sylvestris subsp. viridis (L.) Batt.
- Mentha tauschii Heinr.Braun
- Mentha tenuiflora Opiz
- Mentha tenuifolia Opiz ex Rchb.
- Mentha tenuis Michx.
- Mentha tomentosa d'Urv.
- Mentha undulata Willd.
- Mentha × villosa var. rosanii (Ten.) Rouy
- Mentha viridifolia Pérard
- Mentha viridis (L.) L.
- Mentha walteriana Opiz
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Spearmint (Mentha spicata), also known as garden mint, common mint, lamb mint and mackerel mint, is native to Europe and southern temperate Asia, extending from Ireland in the west to southern China in the east. It is naturalized in many other temperate parts of the world, including northern and southern Africa, North America, and South America. It is used as a flavouring in food and herbal teas. The aromatic oil, called oil of spearmint, is also used as a flavoring and sometimes as a scent.
The species and its subspecies have many synonyms, including Mentha crispa, Mentha crispata, and Mentha viridis.