Herb of the week: Non-mentholy true mints.
Botanical name:
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Mentha longifolia (L.) Hudson.
Engl.: silver mint, biblical mint, horsemint, wild mint.
Deu.: Ross-Minze, Silberminze.
Sven.: gråmynta.
Suom.: harmaaminttu.
Bot. syn.: Mentha sylvestris L.
Henriette's herbal blog: Herb of the Week: Non-mentholy mints.
Classic texts: John Hill 1812.
Classic texts: USDisp 1918.
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