Mentha spicata

Classification	Dicots
Family	Lamiaceae
Family (Traditional)	Lamiaceae
Genus	Mentha
Species:	Mentha spicata
Common Name
Growth Habit	**
Plant Notes	**
Characteristics
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Subspecies and Varieties

Mentha spicata L. var. spicata

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Species Distribution Map

This species has been reported in the counties highlighted in the interactive distribution map below. Click on a county to display the its name. Click the question mark icon () to view additional information about the ecoregions shown. In the map legend, there are links to toggle the visibility of the ecoregions and/or their labels. In addition, clicking on an ecoregion name will highlight that region on the map.

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Ecoregions

Southeastern Plains
- Blackland Prarie
Blue Ridge Mountains
Ridge and Valley
Cumberland Plateau
Cumberland Mountains
Allegheny Plateau

Interior Plateau
- Bluegrass Region
- Nashville Basin
- Pennyroyal Karst Plain
- Western Highland Rim
- Eastern Highland Rim

Interior River Valleys and Hills
- Shawnee / Caseyville Hills
Mississippi Alluvial Plain
Mississippi Valley Loess Plains
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Synonyms

Synonym	Full Citation
Mentha atrata	Mentha atrata
Mentha cordifolia	Mentha cordifolia auct.
Mentha longifolia var. mollissima	Mentha longifolia var. mollissima
Mentha longifolia var. undulata	Mentha longifolia var. undulata
Mentha spicata var. longifolia	Mentha spicata var. longifolia
Mentha spicata var. spicata	Mentha spicata var. spicata
Mentha sylvestris	Mentha sylvestris L.
Mentha viridis	Mentha viridis L.

Specimens and Distribution

This species has been reported in the following counties by the herbaria listed. An overview of the individual specimens are provided in the table that follows. Click on the accession number to view details; click on column headers to sort.

Counties included on distribution map: Campbell (KY), Fulton (KY), Madison (KY), Carter (TN), Johnson (TN), Shelby (TN), Sullivan (TN)

Herbaria represented by specimen data listed below: BEREA, EKY, ETSU, MEM

Range of years during which specimens were collected: 1971 - 2012

Accession No. (click for full details)	County	State	Coll. Date	Collector & Collection No.	Herbarium & Herbarium Name Used
ETSU018728	Sullivan	Tennessee			ETSU Mentha spicata
ETSU031848	Sullivan	Tennessee		James T Donaldson	ETSU Mentha spicata
MEM016090	Shelby	Tennessee	09 Jul 1978	Elizabeth M. Browne, Edward T. Browne Jr. 78D7.1	MEM Mentha spicata
MEM008888	Shelby	Tennessee	25 Jul 1971	John E. Thompson 379	MEM Mentha spicata
ETSU034889	Carter	Tennessee	16 Jul 2012	Frosty Levy	ETSU Mentha spicata
BEREA024329	Campbell	Kentucky			BEREA Mentha spicata
ETSU018725	Johnson	Tennessee			ETSU Mentha spicata
N/A	Madison	Kentucky	06 Sep 1993	Gary W. Libby OB-24	EKY Mentha spicata
ETSU018726	Sullivan	Tennessee			ETSU Mentha spicata
N/A	Madison	Kentucky	06 Sep 1993	Gary W. Libby OB-24	EKY Mentha spicata
ETSU018729		Tennessee			ETSU Mentha spicata
MEM006529	Fulton	Kentucky	26 Aug 1972	Raymond Athey 2048	MEM Mentha spicata

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