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Mentha longifolia, also known as horse mint, [1] brookmint, [2] fillymint or St. John's horsemint, is a species of plant in the family Lamiaceae. It is native to Europe excluding Britain and Ireland, [ 3 ] western and central Asia (east to Nepal and far western China), and northern and southern (but not tropical) Africa.
It was given the name Mentha piperita in 1753 by Carl Linnaeus in his Species Plantarum Volume 2. [14] Linnaeus treated peppermint as a species, but it is now universally agreed to be a hybrid between Mentha viridis and Mentha aquatica with Mentha viridis itself also being a hybrid between Mentha sylvestris and Mentha rotundifolis. [15] [16]
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 viridis (L.) L. Mentha walteriana Opiz Spearmint ( Mentha spicata ), also known as garden mint , common mint , lamb mint and mackerel mint , [ 5 ] [ 6 ] is native to Europe and southern temperate Asia , extending from Ireland in the west to southern China in the east. [ 7 ]
Mentha royleana resembles other Mentha species, in particular Mentha longifolia. Like other mints, M. royleana is a perennial plant, reproducing via rhizome, and shares the pungent mint aroma of most of the genus. [2] It is distinguished from its close relatives by its narrowly oblong-elliptic mostly petiolate leaves, which tend to be ...
A vial of peppermint essential oils extract. Peppermint extract is a herbal extract of peppermint (Mentha × piperita) made from the essential oil of peppermint leaves. Peppermint is a hybrid of water mint and spearmint. [1] The oil has been used for various purposes over centuries. [1]
Walmart’s Peppermint Crème Pie is being sold under the Great Value umbrella and weighs in at a little less than two pounds. It comes with a chocolate cookie crust and a cream cheese-based, pink ...
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