Pycnanthemum

Herb of the week: peppermint and other mentholy mint-family plants.

Botanical name:

Mentha x piperita

Clinopodium grandiflorum

Calamintha nepeta

Mentha canadensis

Pycnanthemum flexuosum

Pycnanthemum verticillatum

Henriette's herbal blog: Herb of the Week: Mentholy mints.

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Pycnanthemum Michx.
Engl.: mountainmint.
Deu.: Bergminze.
Suom.: vuoriminttu.

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