Mentha × piperita L., 1753

Common names

🇫🇷 Menthe poivrée

Taxonomy

Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Superasterids
Clade: Asterids
Clade: Lamiids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Lamiaceae
Subfamily: Nepetoideae
Tribe: Mentheae
Subtribe: Menthinae
Genus: Mentha
Species: Mentha × piperita

Presence

Introduced, not established.

Notes

Hybrid of M. aquatica L., 1753 × M. spicata L., 1753.

Hexaploid (2n = 72), heptaploid (2n = 84) or nonaploid (2n = 108).

Photographs

img/mentha-piperita.webp — Mentha × piperita

img/mentha-piperita-2.webp — Mentha × piperita - Leaves

Sources

Lawrence, B.M. (2006). Mint: the Genus Mentha (p. 31). CRC Press.