Mentha × gracilis

Sole (1798)

This name is accepted

Kingdom: Viridiplantae Phylum: Magnoliophyta Class/Clade: Eudicot-Asterids Order: Lamiales Family: Lamiaceae Genus: Mentha

Only found in cultivation

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Synonyms (91)

Mentha aquatica var. agardhiana (Hartm.) Hartm. (1832)

Mentha arvensis var. gracilis (Sole) Nyman (1890)

Mentha arvensis var. pauliana (F.W.Schultz) Nyman (1881)

Mentha arvensis var. subgentilis A.Blytt (1874)

Mentha gentilis f. beckeriana Topitz (1913)

Mentha gentilis f. geniata Topitz (1914)

Mentha gentilis f. gratiosa Topitz (1914)

Mentha gentilis f. hackenbruckii Topitz (1914)

Mentha gentilis f. hercynica Topitz (1914)

Mentha gentilis f. nemoricola Topitz (1914)

Mentha gentilis f. pseudorubra Topitz (1913)

Mentha gentilis f. scandica Topitz (1914)

Mentha gentilis f. variegata Moldenke (1947)

Mentha gentilis nothovar. veronensis Lebeau (1974)

Mentha gentilis subsp. cardiaca (Baker) Briq. (1889)

Mentha gentilis subsp. pauliana (F.W.Schultz) Briq. (1889)

Mentha gentilis subsp. pratensis (Sole) Briq. (1889)

Mentha gentilis subsp. rubra Nyman (1881)

Mentha gentilis var. agardhiana (Fr.) Nyman (1881)

Mentha gentilis var. altissima Hartm. (1820)

Mentha gentilis var. arrhenii (H.Lindb.) Hyl. (1941)

Mentha gentilis var. cacosma Topitz (1913)

Mentha gentilis var. cardiaca (Gray) Briq. (1896)

Mentha gentilis var. ciliata Briq. (1896)

Mentha gentilis var. crispa (Benth.) W.D.J.Koch (1844)

Mentha gentilis var. cuneifolia Lej. & Courtois (1831)

Mentha gentilis var. elliptica (Lej.) Briq. (1896)

Mentha gentilis var. friesii Briq. (1894)

Mentha gentilis var. gracilis (Sole) Wahlenb. (1824)

Mentha gentilis var. grata (Host) Briq. (1895)

Mentha gentilis var. heleogeton (Heinr.Braun) Topitz (1913)

Mentha gentilis var. hortensis Nyman (1881)

Mentha gentilis var. kmetiana (Heinr.Braun) Topitz (1913)

Mentha gentilis var. legitima Lej. & Courtois (1831)

Mentha gentilis var. ovata Lej. & Courtois (1831)

Mentha gentilis var. pauliana (F.W.Schultz) Strail (1864)

Mentha gentilis var. pratensis (Sole) Nyman (1881)

Mentha gentilis var. pugetii (Pérard) Nyman (1890)

Mentha gentilis var. pusilla Gaudin (1829)

Mentha gentilis var. reichenbachii Briq. (1894)

Mentha gentilis var. resinosa (Opiz) Topitz (1913)

Mentha gentilis var. rivalis Gray (1822)

Mentha gentilis var. schierliana Topitz (1914)

Mentha gentilis var. stricta Topitz (1913)

Mentha gentilis var. variegata (Sole) Sm. (1800)

Mentha gentilis var. vesana Lej. & Courtois (1831)

Mentha hirsuta var. agardhiana Hartm. (1820)

Mentha × acutifolia Rabenh. (1839)

Mentha × agardhiana (Hartm.) Fr. (1828)

Mentha × arrhenii H.Lindb. (1906)

Mentha × beckeri Heinr.Braun (1890)

Mentha × calvescens Heinr.Braun (1890)

Mentha × cantalica Hérib. (1880)

Mentha × cardiaca (Gray) Gerarde ex Baker (1865)

Mentha × cardiaca var. kmetiana Heinr.Braun (1890)

Mentha × cardiaca var. pergracilis Heinr.Braun (1890)

Mentha × ciliata Opiz ex Fresen. (1828)

Mentha × cinerea Opiz (1852)

Mentha × crepiniana T.Durand (1877)

Mentha × cruciata Opiz ex Steud. (1841)

Mentha × dentata Moench (1794)

Mentha × dentata var. agraria (Opiz ex Fresen.) Heinr.Braun (1890)

Mentha × elegans Lej. (1825)

Mentha × elliptica Lej. (1825)

Mentha × elliptica var. variegata (Sole) Heinr.Braun (1890)

Mentha × gracilis nothosubsp. veronensis (Lebeau) Lambinon (2012)

Mentha × gracilis var. cardiaca Gray (1822)

Mentha × grata Host (1831)

Mentha × grata var. variegata (Sole) Heinr.Braun (1890)

Mentha × heleogeton Heinr.Braun (1890)

Mentha × hortensis Tausch ex W.D.J.Koch (1844)

Mentha × pauciflora Figert (1889)

Mentha × pauliana F.W.Schultz (1853)

Mentha × perdentata Heinr.Braun (1890)

Mentha × postelbergensis Opiz (1852)

Mentha × pratensis Sole (1798)

Mentha × pratensis var. crispa Benth. (1833)

Mentha × pugetii Pérard (1878)

Mentha × resinosa Opiz (1825)

Mentha × resinosa var. wuerlii Opiz ex Heinr.Braun & Topitz (1896)

Mentha × rhomboidifolia Pérard (1878)

Mentha × rubra var. crepiniana (T.Durand) Heinr.Braun (1890)

Mentha × rubra var. pratensis (Sole) Gray (1822)

Mentha × sarntheinii Haw. ex Willk. & Lange (1912)

Mentha × strailii T.Durand (1875)

Mentha × stricta Becker ex Rchb. (1831)

Mentha × subgentilis Heinr.Braun (1890)

Mentha × subundulata Borbás (1891)

Mentha × variegata Sole (1798)

Mentha × vegeta Baker (1865)

Mentha × vesana (Lej.) Dalla Torre & Sarnth. (1912)

Uses and Culture

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Natural History

Statewide Status

Only found in cultivation

Island Status

O'ahu Only found in cultivation

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Name Published In: Menth. Brit.: 37 (1798)

Occurrences

SNo.	Scientific Name	Locality	Habitat	Basis of Record	Description	Recorded By	Record Number	Island	Source	Date
1	Mentha × gracilis	U.H. Campus, Sherman Laboratory	An herb spreading by underground stems; utilized as a ground cover; in partial shade.	Preserved_Specimen	The plants have mint-like odor. The flowers are lavender.	Lau, J.	1438	Oahu	BISH	1985-09-17
2	Mentha × gracilis	Waianae		Preserved_Specimen		Hoe, W.J.	5358	Oahu	BISH	1993-05-04
3	Mentha × gracilis	Honolulu: Manoa Valley; University of Hawaii Manoa Campus; Sherman Laboratory	An herb spreading by underground stems; utilized as a ground cover; in partial shade.	Preserved_Specimen	The plant have a mint-like odor. The flowers are lavender.	Lau, J.	1438	Oahu	BISH	1985-08-17
4	Mentha × gracilis	Honolulu International Airport		Preserved_Specimen	Aromatic herb with strong mint odor; flws lavender in color.	Hoe, W.J.	601	Oahu	BISH	1990-05-10

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