Mentha pulegium L.
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Authority
Gleason, Henry A. & Cronquist, Arthur J. 1991. Manual of vascular plants of northeastern United States and adjacent Canada. lxxv + 910 pp.
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Family
Lamiaceae
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Scientific Name
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Description
Species Description - A usually densely velvety native of Europe, is rarely adventive with us. It has smaller lvs (commonly 1–2.5 cm) with only 2–3 pairs of lateral veins, those of the infl often somewhat reduced; it differs from all our other spp. in having the cal hairy in the throat and with distinctly unequal teeth.
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Common Names
pennyroyal