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Mentha suaveolens, known by common names such as apple mint, round-leaved mint, and Witte munt, is a species within the genus Mentha. It belongs to the family Lamiaceae in the order Lamiales. The plant is classified in the kingdom Plantae, phylum Tracheophyta, and class Magnoliopsida. Its scientific name includes the author citation Ehrh.
The species has a native range that includes Algeria, the Azores, Baleares, Belgium, Bulgaria, the Canary Islands, Corse, the East Aegean Islands, France, Germany, Great Britain, and Greece. Records also indicate its presence in Brazil, China, and Gabon. In North America, specimen records are held by institutions in Mexico and the United States. Mentha suaveolens is used as a medicinal plant.
The International Union for Conservation of Nature assessed the species as Least Concern in 2014.
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Species
Least ConcernSPECIES
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassMagnoliopsida
- OrderLamiales
- FamilyLamiaceae
General: by the common name round-leaved mint, Mentha suaveolens is often
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 1,134
- With media
- 694
- Family
- Lamiaceae
- Collections
- IBUNAM, DAV, OBI, OSU, SBBG, MICH
- Recorded in
- Mexico, United States
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Mentha
- Image
- Mentha suaveolens - Hallier.JPG
- Has use
- medicinal plant
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- taxon rank
- species
- taxon name
- Mentha suaveolens
- Commons category
- Mentha suaveolens
- IUCN conservation status
- Least Concern
- taxon common name
- mentraste
- Commons gallery
- Mentha suaveolens
- taxon range
- Gabon
- short name
- M. suaveolens
- taxon author citation
- Ehrh.
- external data available at URL
- www.gbif.org/dataset/31dc1507-a6e1-4233-a8df-c7a78596a7e4
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Encyclopedic overview
A variant of apple mint, pineapple mint, displays white variegation on its leaves, Pierce County, Washington
Mentha suaveolens, the apple mint, pineapple mint, woolly mint or round-leafed mint (synonyms M. rotundifolia, Mentha macrostachya, Mentha insularis), is a member of the mint family Lamiaceae. It is native to southern and western Europe including the Mediterranean region. It is a herbaceous, upright perennial plant that is most commonly grown as a culinary herb or for ground cover.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Mentha suaveolens” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.