Field mint - Photo by Andrey Zharkikh
A variety of this mint species (Mentha arvensis var. piperascens) is an important source for the production of menthol.
Names
Scientific
Mentha arvensis
English
Corn mint
Field mint
Wild mint
Dutch
Akkermunt
Spanish
Hierbabuena
French
Menthe des champs
German
Ackerminze
Taxonomy
Genus
Mentha
Family
Lamiaceae
Order
Lamiales
Crop categories
Essential oils
Temperate crops
Pictures
Field mint - Photo by Andrey Zharkikh
Field mint - Photo by Superior National Forest
Field mint
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