Field mint - Photo by Superior National Forest
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
Order
Lamiales
Family
Lamiaceae
Genus
Mentha
Species
Mentha arvensis (Field mint)
Crop categories
Cool temperate crops
Essential oils
Mediterranean crops
Minor crops
Subtropical crops
Temperate crops
Pictures
Field mint
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Field mint - Photo by Andrey Zharkikh