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Spearmint
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Plantae
Clade :
Tracheophytes
Clade :
Angiosperms
Clade :
Eudicots
Clade :
Asterids
Order:
Lamiales
Family:
Lamiaceae
Genus:
Mentha
Species:
M. spicata
Binomial name
Mentha spicata
Synonyms
(of M. spicata subsp. condensata )[2]
Mentha chalepensis Mill.
Mentha microphylla K.Koch
Mentha sieberi K.Koch
Mentha sofiana Trautm.
Mentha spicata subsp. tomentosa Harley
Mentha stenostachya (Boiss.) Nevski
Mentha subsessilis Borbás
Mentha tomentosa d'Urv.
(of M. spicata subsp. spicata )[3]
Mentha aquatica var. crispa (L.) Benth.
Mentha aquatica subsp. crispa (L.) G.Mey.
Mentha atrata Schur
Mentha balsamea Rchb.
Mentha brevispicata Lehm.
Mentha crispa L.
Mentha crispata Schrad. ex Willd.
Mentha glabra Mill.
Mentha hortensis Opiz ex Fresen.
Mentha inarimensis Guss.
Mentha integerrima Mattei & Lojac.
Mentha laciniosa Schur
Mentha laevigata Willd.
Mentha lejeuneana Opiz
Mentha lejeunei Opiz ex Rchb.
Mentha michelii Ten. ex Rchb.
Mentha ocymiodora Opiz
Mentha pectinata Raf.
Mentha piperella (Lej.) Opiz ex Lej. & Courtois
Mentha × piperita var. crispa (L.) W.D.J.Koch
Mentha pudina Buch.-Ham. ex Benth.
Mentha romana Bubani
Mentha romana Garsault
Mentha rosanii Ten.
Mentha rubicunda var. langiana Topitz
Mentha sepincola Holuby
Mentha spicata var. cordato-ovata Schinz & Thell.
Mentha spicata var. crispa Ridd.
Mentha spicata var. crispata (Schrad. ex Willd.) Schinz & Thell.
Mentha spicata subsp. glabrata (Lej. & Courtois) Lebeau
Mentha spicata var. oblongifolia (Wimm. & Grab.) Lebeau
Mentha spicata var. piperella (Lej. & Courtois) Schinz & Thell.
Mentha spicata var. undulata (Willd.) Lebeau
Mentha spicata var. viridis L.
Mentha sylvestris var. crispata W.D.J.Koch
Mentha sylvestris var. glabra W.D.J.Koch
Mentha sylvestris var. undulata (Willd.) W.D.J.Koch
Mentha tauschii Heinr.Braun
Mentha tenuiflora Opiz
Mentha tenuis Michx.
Mentha undulata Willd.
Mentha viridifolia Pérard
Mentha viridis (L.) L.
Mentha viridis var. angustifolia Lej. ex Rchb.
Mentha viridis var. crispa Benth.
Mentha viridis var. crispata (Schrad. ex Willd.) Becker
Mentha walteriana Opiz
Spearmint is a type of mint . It is also called garden mint , common mint , lamb mint and mackerel mint .[4] It is native to Europe and southern Asia . It is naturalized in northern and southern Africa , North America and South America . It is used as a flavouring in food and herbal teas .[4]
The species and subspecies have many synonyms .