Mentha arvensis (Field mint)

Mentha arvensis L.

Mentha arvensis L. ssp. parietariifolia (Becker) Briq.

Mentha arvensis L. ssp. borealis (Michx.) Roy L. Taylor & MacBryde

Mentha arvensis L. var. canadensis (L.) Kuntze

Mentha arvensis L. var. glabrata (Benth.) Fernald

Mentha arvensis L. ssp. haplocalyx Briq.

Mentha arvensis L. var. lanata Piper

Mentha arvensis L. var. sativa auct. non Benth.

Mentha arvensis L. var. villosa (Benth.) S.R. Stewart

Mentha canadensis L.

Mentha gentilis L.

Mentha glabrior (Hook.) Rydb.

Mentha penardii (Briq.) Rydb.

Field mint

Kingdom	Plantae	Plants, but not fungi, lichens, or algae
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta	Vascular plants—plants with a “circulatory system” for delivering water and nutrients
Division	Magnoliophyta	Flowering plants, also known as angiosperms
Class	Magnoliopsida	Dicotyledons—plants with two initial seed leaves
Subclass	Asteridae	A large class that encompasses asters
Order	Lamiales	Aromatic herbs and shrubs, including lavender, lilac, olive, jasmine, ash, teak, snapdragon, sesame, psyllium, garden sage, mint, basil, and rosemary
Family	Lamiaceae	Mint family
Genus	Mentha	A Latin name for an unfortunate Greek nymph named Mentha who got herself turned into a mint plant, and a genus of culinary herbs named after her—this is one of the oldest plant names still in use
Species	arvensis	Of the fields

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8/7/2017 · Groton Rail Trail, Groton Center, Groton, Massachusetts
≈ 4 × 6" (10 × 15 cm)

8/28/2013 · Pearl Hill State Park, Townsend, Massachusetts
≈ 5 × 4½" (12 × 11 cm) ID is uncertain

8/7/2017 · Groton Rail Trail, Groton Center, Groton, Massachusetts
≈ 3 × 4½" (7.9 × 11 cm)

Mentha arvensis description by Thomas H. Kent, last updated 25 May 2020.

8/7/2017 · Groton Rail Trail, Groton Center, Groton, Massachusetts
≈ 4 × 6" (11 × 16 cm)

7/31/2012 · Bemis Rd Conservation Area, Pepperell, Massachusetts
≈ 6 × 9" (15 × 23 cm)

8/28/2013 · Pearl Hill State Park, Townsend, Massachusetts
≈ 6 × 6" (14 × 15 cm) ID is uncertain

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