Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
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Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Asterids: Lamiids: Lamiales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (5/21/15):
Mentha spicata var. spicata
FAMILY
Lamiaceae
LESS THAN
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Mentha spicata
FAMILY
Lamiaceae
LESS THAN
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (1968) 164-32-006:
Mentha spicata
FAMILY
Lamiaceae
LESS THAN
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933)
Mentha spicata
COMMON NAME:
Spearmint
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913 pnd_mesp3_001_lvd
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / USDA Wetland flora: Field office illustrated guide pnd_mesp3_004_lvd
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Joseph M. DiTomaso, University of California - Davis, Bugwood.org bug_5387436
Month Unknown
Spikes more slender than Peppermint's and with a distinctive Spearmint aroma, per Wildflowers of the Southern Mountains.
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Joseph M. DiTomaso, University of California - Davis, Bugwood.org bug_5387436b
Month Unknown
Petioles of the main leaves 0-3 mm long (vs. 4-15 mm long in M. xpiperita), per Weakley's Flora.