Spearimint

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Spearimint
Scientific classification edit
Kinrick: Plantae
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Faimily: Lamiaceae
Genus: Mentha
Species: M. spicata
Binomial name
Mentha spicata
Synonyms

Mentha viridis

Spearimint (binomial Mentha spicata, synonym Mentha viridis), is a species o mint native tae muckle o Europe an Asie (Middle East, Himalayas, Cheenae etc.), an naituralised in pairts o northren an wastren Africae, North Americae, an Sooth Americae, as weel as various oceanic islands.[2][3][4][5]

References[eedit | eedit soorce]

  1. "Mentha L." Germplasm Resources Information Network. United States Department of Agriculture. 10 September 2004. Archived frae the original on 6 Mey 2009. Retrieved 30 Januar 2010.
  2. "World Checklist of Selected Plant Families: Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew". kew.org.
  3. Flora of China Vol. 17 Page 238 留兰香 liu lan xiang Mentha spicata Linnaeus, Sp. Pl. 2: 576. 1753.
  4. Altervista Flora Italiana, Menta romana, Mentha spicata L. includes photos + distribution maps for Europe + North America
  5. Biota of North America Program, 2013 county distribution map