Edible: Leaves, Herb, Vegetable, Spice, Leaves - tea
A creeping leafy herb with numerous long runners. It has underground stems. It grows to 50 cm high. The leaves have a strong smell. The plant tends to be stiff and upright with long narrow pointed leaves. The leaves have short stalks. The leaves are 2-3.5 cm long by 1.5-2.5 cm wide. They have teeth long the edge. It has pink flowers at the top. They occur in a ring of many flowers. and small brown seeds.
A cool temperate plant. In the tropics it mainly occurs in the highlands. It suits damp ground. In Nepal it grows to about 2500 m altitude. It grows in moist, open places. It suits hardiness zones 3-10. Tasmania Herbarium. Hobart Botanical Gardens. In Sichan and Yunnan.
Common Names: Spearmint, Babari, Bawari, Bibera hurik, Gilapejm, Green mint, Hierba buena, Hortelana, Klasasta meta, Lamb mint, Liu lan xiang, Menta, Metvica, Nane, Ninhe, Nunivo, Padina, Pahari, Patina, Podeno, Podina, Poodina, Pudina, Selernay, Solila, Ushila, Yabaninane
Synonyms:
Mentha crispa L.;
Mentha pudina Buch.-Ham.ex Benth.;
Mentha sativa Roxb.;
Mentha viridis (L.) L.;
Mentha spicata var. viridis L.;
Mentha sylvestris;