Mentha x verticillata 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 x verticillata L.

  • Description

    Species Description - Largely sterile hybrid of nos. 1 [Mentha arvensis L.] and 4 [Mentha aquatica L.], approaching no. 1 in the form of the infl, but more robust, often hairier, with narrower cal-teeth, and with a sickly odor; 2n=42–132. European cultigen, rarely intr. with us.