Mentha pulegium L.

  • Authority

    Gleason, Henry A. & Cronquist, Arthur J. 1991. Manual of vascular plants of northeastern United States and adjacent Canada. lxxv + 910 pp.

  • Family

    Lamiaceae

  • Scientific Name

    Mentha pulegium L.

  • 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.

  • Common Names

    pennyroyal