Mentha × rotundifolia (L.) Huds., 1762

Common names

🇫🇷 Menthe à feuilles rondes, Menthe du Nil

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 × rotundifolia

Presence

Present.

Notes

Hybrid of M. longifolia (L.) L., 1759 × M. suaveolens Ehrh., 1792.

Diploid (2n = 24).

This naturally occurring hybrid is marketed under the name ‘Apple Mint’.

Photographs

img/mentha-rotundifolia.webp — Mentha × rotundifolia

img/mentha-rotundifolia-2.webp — Mentha × rotundifolia - Leaf

Sources

Lawrence, B.M. (2006). Mint: the Genus Mentha (p. 32). CRC Press.
Tison, J.M., & de Foucault, B. (2014). Flora Gallica : Flore de France (p. 803). Biotope.