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Peppermint (Mentha × piperita) is a hybrid species of mint, a cross between watermint and spearmint. [1] Indigenous to Europe and the Middle East, [2] the plant is now widely spread and cultivated in many regions of the world. [3] It is occasionally found in the wild with its parent species. [3] [4]
Mentha canadensis is a species of mint native to North America (from the Northwest Territories to central Mexico) and the eastern part of Asia (from Siberia to Java).In North America, it is commonly known as Canada mint, [3] American wild mint, [4] and in Asia as Chinese mint, Sakhalin mint, [5] Japanese mint, [6] and East Asian wild mint. [7]
Agonis flexuosa, commonly known as peppermint, [2] is a species of flowering plant in the family Myrtaceae and is endemic to the southwest of Western Australia. The Noongar peoples know the tree as wanil , wonnow , wonong [ 3 ] or wannang . [ 4 ]
Mentha, also known as mint (from Greek μίνθα míntha, [2] Linear B mi-ta [3]), is a genus of flowering plants in the mint family, Lamiaceae. [4] It is estimated that 13 to 24 species exist, but the exact distinction between species is unclear.
Peppermint bark also makes for a great gift, especially if you splurge on a tin of Williams Sonoma’s beloved bark. For 25 years, the kitchen supply store has sold its signature recipe in ...
Mentha arvensis, the corn mint, field mint, or wild mint, is a species of flowering plant in the mint family Lamiaceae.It has a circumboreal distribution, being native to the temperate regions of Europe and western and central Asia, east to the Himalaya and eastern Siberia, and North America.
"Peppermint oil is an essential oil extracted from the leaves of the peppermint plant," says Dr. Zaiac. "Most of us know peppermint oil for its soothing effect on digestion when taken orally.
leaves and bark buds, flowers and fruit E. pulchella from A critical revision of the genus Eucalyptus. Eucalyptus pulchella, commonly known as the white peppermint or narrow-leaved peppermint, [2] is a species of small to medium-sized tree that is endemic to Tasmania. it has smooth bark, sometimes with rough fibrous bark on older trees, linear leaves, flower buds in groups of nine to twenty or ...