Field mint

Field mint
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

Essential oils
Temperate crops

Pictures

Field mint
Field mint
by artvintage1800s.etsy.com

Field mint
Field mint - Photo by Andrey Zharkikh

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