Herb of the week: peppermint and other mentholy mint-family plants.
Botanical name:
Henriette's herbal blog: Herb of the Week: Mentholy mints.
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Mentha canadensis L.
Engl.: Japanese mint, American corn mint, Canadian mint, Chinese mint, Chinese peppermint, horsemint, Japanese peppermint.
Deu.: Japanische Minze, Chinesische Minze.
Suom.: japaninminttu.
Bot. syn.: Mentha arvensis L. f. piperascens Malinv. ex Holmes, Mentha arvensis L. ssp. canadensis (L.) H. Hara, Mentha arvensis L. var. canadensis (L.) Kuntze, Mentha arvensis L. var. glabrata Fernald, Mentha arvensis L. var. piperascens Malinv. ex L. H. Bailey, Mentha haplocalyx Briq., Mentha pedunculata Hu & Tsai, Mentha sachalinensis (Briq.) Kudo.
