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Mentha pulegium, commonly (European) pennyroyal, or pennyrile, also called mosquito plant [2] and pudding grass, [3] is a species of flowering plant in the mint family, Lamiaceae, native to Europe, North Africa, and the Middle East. [4] Crushed pennyroyal leaves emit a very strong fragrance similar to spearmint.
The proper classification of Mentha micrantha is contentious. Several taxonomy references, such as Plants of the World Online and the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, accept it as a distinct species. [7] [3] [8] A 2006 treatment of the genus Mentha however asserted it to be a variety of Mentha pulegium. [1]
Early settlers in colonial Virginia used dried pennyroyal to eradicate pests. Pennyroyal was such a popular herb that the Royal Society published an article on its use against rattlesnakes in the first volume of its Philosophical Transactions in 1665. One of the songs of the group «Nirvana» - «Pennyroyal Tea» - devoted to the Mentha pulegium.
Mentha pulegium (pennyroyal or European pennyroyal), a European herb; Hedeoma pulegioides (American pennyroyal or false pennyroyal), an American herb; Monardella odoratissima (mountain pennyroyal), mint family plant found in the southwestern United States
The name pulegioides is derived from the Latin pulegium, and means "like pennyroyal", in reference to European pennyroyal (Mentha pulegium). [8] The name pulegium was given to European pennyroyal by Pliny the Elder in the first century CE, for its use in repelling fleas (pulex, plural pulices) when it was spread on floors.
Mentha gattefossei is a plant species in the genus Mentha, endemic to the Atlas Mountains of Morocco. It was first described by French botanist René Maire in 1922. [ 2 ] Harvested for its essential oil , M. gattefossei has seen use in traditional medicine , pest control and as a food seasoning.
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.
Mentha pulegium Index of plants with the same common name This page is an index of articles on plant species (or higher taxonomic groups) with the same common name ( vernacular name).