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Mentha x piperita var. piperita L.
Family Lamiaceae
Common name: Peppermint

Mentha x piperita var. piperita L. APNI*

Description: Herb to 80 cm high, glabrous or with a few scattered hairs.

Leaves narrow-ovate to elliptic, to 7 cm long; odour pungent, peppermint.

Inflorescence spike-like, cylindrical, to 6 cm long, with flower clusters becoming separated. Anthers included inside the flowers.


Flowering: Flowers December to May.

Distribution and occurrence:
NSW subdivisions: *CC, *ST
AVH map***

Text by Barry Conn
Taxon concept: Flora of NSW. Vol 3 p 633.


APNI* Provides a link to the Australian Plant Name Index (hosted by the Australian National Botanic Gardens) for comprehensive bibliographic data
***The AVH map option provides a detailed interactive Australia wide distribution map drawn from collections held by all major Australian herbaria participating in the Australian Virtual Herbarium project.
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