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Mentha aquatica

L. (1753)

This name is accepted

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

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Description

Key Characters:

Growth Form: Herb.

Stems: Stems erect, red-purple, to 30 cm tall.

Roots: Underground runners that spread aggressively.

Leaves: Leaves simple. Opposite. Blades broadly elliptic to more or less rectangular, 2.5-4.5 cm long and 2-3 cm wide. Blades dark green with an often puckered and crisped surface. Margins serrate. Petiolate. Stipules absent.

Flowers: Flowers not observed in Hawai‘i. Flowers not observed in Hawai‘i. Flowers not observed in Hawai‘i. Ovary superior; Flowers not observed in Hawai‘i.

Fruit:

Ploidy:

Habitat:

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Historical Distribution

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Synonyms (289)

Marrubium aquaticum (L.) Uspenski (1834)
Mentha acuta Opiz (1852)
Mentha acutata Opiz (1853)
Mentha adspersa Moench (1794)
Mentha affinis Boreau (1857)
Mentha aquatica brachiata Wimm. & Grab. (1829)
Mentha aquatica convar. acrocephala Alef. (1866)
Mentha aquatica divaricata Wimm. & Grab. (1829)
Mentha aquatica elegans Wimm. & Grab. (1829)
Mentha aquatica f. ambigua Pérard (1878)
Mentha aquatica f. aquatica Wimm. & Grab. (1829)
Mentha aquatica f. aradensis Topitz (1914)
Mentha aquatica f. cana J.Fraser (1927)
Mentha aquatica f. caput-medusae (Trautm. & Urum.) Stoj., Stef. & Kitan. (1966)
Mentha aquatica f. citrata (Ehrh.) Fresen. (1828)
Mentha aquatica f. citriodora G.Mey. (1836)
Mentha aquatica f. cuneiformis Pérard (1878)
Mentha aquatica f. dubia (Chaix ex Vill.) Pérard (1878)
Mentha aquatica f. elongata Pérard (1870)
Mentha aquatica f. glabrata Wimm. & Grab. (1829)
Mentha aquatica f. glabrescens Pérard (1878)
Mentha aquatica f. gnaphalifrons Topitz (1914)
Mentha aquatica f. hirsuta (Huds.) Pérard (1870)
Mentha aquatica f. hirta Wimm. & Grab. (1829)
Mentha aquatica f. icmadogena Topitz (1914)
Mentha aquatica f. illensis Topitz (1913)
Mentha aquatica f. lasiotricha Topitz (1914)
Mentha aquatica f. latiovalis Topitz (1913)
Mentha aquatica f. limosa (Schur) Topitz (1913)
Mentha aquatica f. lloydii (Boreau) Pérard (1878)
Mentha aquatica f. lobeliana (Becker) Topitz (1914)
Mentha aquatica f. luxurians Topitz (1913)
Mentha aquatica f. macrocephalota Topitz (1914)
Mentha aquatica f. macrophylla Topitz (1914)
Mentha aquatica f. maculosa Topitz (1914)
Mentha aquatica f. maxima Topitz (1913)
Mentha aquatica f. medaquensis Topitz (1913)
Mentha aquatica f. minor Pérard (1870)
Mentha aquatica f. paniculata Pérard (1878)
Mentha aquatica f. pedunculata (Pers.) Pérard (1878)
Mentha aquatica f. perlata Topitz (1917)
Mentha aquatica f. pontica Topitz (1914)
Mentha aquatica f. pseudopiperita (Tausch ex Heinr.Braun) Topitz (1914)
Mentha aquatica f. purpurea (Host) Pérard (1870)
Mentha aquatica f. pusilla Pérard (1870)
Mentha aquatica f. riparia (Schreb.) Topitz (1913)
Mentha aquatica f. rubescens Pérard (1878)
Mentha aquatica f. schlinseana Topitz (1913)
Mentha aquatica f. serratula Topitz (1914)
Mentha aquatica f. silesiaca Topitz (1913)
Mentha aquatica f. slavonica Topitz (1914)
Mentha aquatica f. solida Topitz (1913)
Mentha aquatica f. stoderiana Topitz (1913)
Mentha aquatica f. subcordata Pérard (1878)
Mentha aquatica f. subhirsuta Topitz (1914)
Mentha aquatica f. subriparia Topitz (1914)
Mentha aquatica f. subsessilifolia Topitz (1913)
Mentha aquatica f. tiroliensis Topitz (1914)
Mentha aquatica f. trichophylla Topitz (1913)
Mentha aquatica f. uberrima Topitz (1913)
Mentha aquatica f. udicola Pérard (1878)
Mentha aquatica f. valdelata Topitz (1913)
Mentha aquatica obscura Wimm. & Grab. (1829)
Mentha aquatica opaca Wimm. & Grab. (1829)
Mentha aquatica plicata Wimm. & Grab. (1829)
Mentha aquatica simpliciuscula Wimm. & Grab. (1829)
Mentha aquatica subsp. bakeri Briq. (1889)
Mentha aquatica subsp. capitata Fr. (1828)
Mentha aquatica subsp. caput-medusae Trautm. & Urum. (1935)
Mentha aquatica subsp. hirsuta (Huds.) Wimm. & Grab. (1829)
Mentha aquatica subsp. lanigera Briq. (1889)
Mentha aquatica subsp. litoralis Hartm. (1846)
Mentha aquatica subsp. lloydii (Boreau) Nyman (1881)
Mentha aquatica subsp. ortmanniana (Opiz) Lemke (1963)
Mentha aquatica subvar. erronema (Topitz) Gams (1927)
Mentha aquatica subvar. hirsuta (Huds.) Rouy (1909)
Mentha aquatica subvar. pluriglobula Borbás (1893)
Mentha aquatica var. acutifolia Cusin (1875)
Mentha aquatica var. aequalifolia Wimm. & Grab. (1829)
Mentha aquatica var. affinis Rouy (1909)
Mentha aquatica var. agenensis Topitz (1913)
Mentha aquatica var. arguta Lej. ex Briq. (1903)
Mentha aquatica var. attenuata Wimm. & Grab. (1829)
Mentha aquatica var. barbigera Briq. (1891)
Mentha aquatica var. bicknellii Briq. (1891)
Mentha aquatica var. briquetiana Rouy (1909)
Mentha aquatica var. calaminthifolia Vis. (1847)
Mentha aquatica var. capitata (Opiz) Briq. (1891)
Mentha aquatica var. carolovicensis Topitz (1914)
Mentha aquatica var. caudata Wimm. & Grab. (1829)
Mentha aquatica var. chaixii Timb.-Lagr. (1860)
Mentha aquatica var. cheitessa Topitz (1913)
Mentha aquatica var. citrata (Ehrh.) Hartm. (1832)
Mentha aquatica var. clinopodiiflora Sennen (1936)
Mentha aquatica var. clinopodiifolia Pančić (1856)
Mentha aquatica var. cordata Prodan (1926)
Mentha aquatica var. crenatodentata (Strail) Heinr.Braun (1890)
Mentha aquatica var. denticulata (Strail) Heinr.Braun (1890)
Mentha aquatica var. dubia (Chaix ex Vill.) Strail (1864)
Mentha aquatica var. duriuscula Topitz (1913)
Mentha aquatica var. ellipticifolia Loret (1880)
Mentha aquatica var. elongata (Pérard) Pérard (1878)
Mentha aquatica var. eriantha (K.Koch) Nyman (1890)
Mentha aquatica var. eriomastix Briq. (1894)
Mentha aquatica var. erromena Topitz (1913)
Mentha aquatica var. glabrata W.D.J.Koch (1833)
Mentha aquatica var. gracilis Wimm. & Grab. (1829)
Mentha aquatica var. grandidentata (Strail) Briq. (1891)
Mentha aquatica var. grandifolia Sennen (1936)
Mentha aquatica var. hirsuta (Huds.) Huds. (1778)
Mentha aquatica var. hypeuria Briq. (1891)
Mentha aquatica var. incana Boiss. (1879)
Mentha aquatica var. incisoserrata (Strail) Briq. (1891)
Mentha aquatica var. intricata Menezes (1914)
Mentha aquatica var. latifolia Wimm. & Grab. (1829)
Mentha aquatica var. leptocephala Topitz (1913)
Mentha aquatica var. limnetes Topitz (1913)
Mentha aquatica var. limnobia Briq. (1891)
Mentha aquatica var. litoralis (Hartm.) Westerl. (1863)
Mentha aquatica var. lloydii (Boreau) Gren. (1869)
Mentha aquatica var. lobeliana (Becker) Briq. (1891)
Mentha aquatica var. longipedunculata Sennen (1936)
Mentha aquatica var. lupulina Briq. (1891)
Mentha aquatica var. macrophylla Soó (1966)
Mentha aquatica var. major Sole (1798)
Mentha aquatica var. major-denticulata Briq. (1903)
Mentha aquatica var. metabola Briq. (1894)
Mentha aquatica var. microcephala Sennen (1936)
Mentha aquatica var. minor Sole (1798)
Mentha aquatica var. monocephala Wirtg. (1864)
Mentha aquatica var. nemorosa Fr. (1828)
Mentha aquatica var. nicaeensis Briq. (1891)
Mentha aquatica var. oblongifolia Wimm. & Grab. (1829)
Mentha aquatica var. odorata Fr. (1828)
Mentha aquatica var. ortmanniana (Opiz) Heinr.Braun (1890)
Mentha aquatica var. ortmanniana-major Briq. (1903)
Mentha aquatica var. ovalifolia Timb.-Lagr. ex Malinv. (1877)
Mentha aquatica var. parviflora Wirtg. (1864)
Mentha aquatica var. pauciflora Sennen (1936)
Mentha aquatica var. pedunculata Pers. (1806)
Mentha aquatica var. pipericeps Alef. (1866)
Mentha aquatica var. plerotricha Topitz (1913)
Mentha aquatica var. pluridentata Pérard (1878)
Mentha aquatica var. polyanthetica Topitz (1913)
Mentha aquatica var. pseudopiperita Tausch ex Heinr.Braun (1880)
Mentha aquatica var. psilophylla Topitz (1913)
Mentha aquatica var. purpurea (Host) T.Durand (1876)
Mentha aquatica var. pusilla (Pérard) T.Durand (1876)
Mentha aquatica var. pyramidalis Delastre (1842)
Mentha aquatica var. pyrifolia (Heinr.Braun) Topitz (1913)
Mentha aquatica var. rauscheri (Topitz) Topitz (1913)
Mentha aquatica var. riparia Strail (1864)
Mentha aquatica var. simplex Wimm. & Grab. (1829)
Mentha aquatica var. stagnalis (Topitz) Topitz (1913)
Mentha aquatica var. stenomacra Briq. (1896)
Mentha aquatica var. stricta K.Koch (1849)
Mentha aquatica var. suavifolia Fr. (1828)
Mentha aquatica var. subdentata Jancic (1984)
Mentha aquatica var. subintegrifolia Strail (1864)
Mentha aquatica var. submersa Glück (1911)
Mentha aquatica var. subsativa Fr. (1828)
Mentha aquatica var. subspicata (Weihe ex Fresen.) Benth. (1833)
Mentha aquatica var. subthermalis (Trautm.) Soó (1966)
Mentha aquatica var. tomentosa Sole (1798)
Mentha aquatica var. turrita Briq. (1894)
Mentha aquatica var. umbrosa (Opiz) Heinr.Braun ex Jancic (1984)
Mentha aquatica var. verticicola Topitz (1913)
Mentha aquatica var. verticillata Wirtg. (1855)
Mentha aquatica var. weiheana (Opiz) Fiori & Paol. (1903)
Mentha aquatica virgata Wimm. & Grab. (1829)
Mentha aromatica Opiz ex Déségl. (1882)
Mentha arvensis var. sativa Benth. (1833)
Mentha augusta Opiz ex Déségl. (1882)
Mentha auneticensis Opiz (1852)
Mentha aurita Weihe ex Fresen. (1828)
Mentha avellinii Tod. ex Bertol. (1844)
Mentha brachiata Weihe ex Fresen. (1828)
Mentha bugulifolia Weihe ex Fresen. (1828)
Mentha calaminthifolia (Vis.) Heinr.Braun (1890)
Mentha capitata Opiz (1824)
Mentha cetica Heinr.Braun (1896)
Mentha chaixii Strail (1887)
Mentha citrata Ehrh. (1792)
Mentha cordata Jan ex Nyman (1881)
Mentha crenatodentata Strail (1887)
Mentha denticulata Strail (1887)
Mentha deseglisei Malinv. (1881)
Mentha dubia Chaix ex Vill. (1787)
Mentha dunensis Strail (1887)
Mentha duriuscula Haw. ex Spach (1896)
Mentha elongata (Pérard) Heinr.Braun (1890)
Mentha eriantha K.Koch (1849)
Mentha glabra Colla (1835)
Mentha glomerata Stokes (1812)
Mentha glomerata var. aurantiaca Gray (1822)
Mentha glomerata var. exigua Gray (1822)
Mentha glomerata var. glabra Gray (1822)
Mentha glomerata var. paludosa (Sole) Gray (1822)
Mentha glomerata var. palustris (Mill.) Gray (1822)
Mentha grandidentata Strail (1887)
Mentha hirsuta Huds. (1762)
Mentha hirsuta var. allioniana Gaudin (1829)
Mentha hirsuta var. aquatica Hartm. (1820)
Mentha hirsuta var. denticulata Gaudin (1829)
Mentha hirsuta var. dubia (Chaix ex Vill.) DC. (1815)
Mentha hirsuta var. latifolia Becker (1827)
Mentha hirsuta var. legitima Becker (1827)
Mentha hirsuta var. limosa Schur (1866)
Mentha hirsuta var. lobeliana Becker (1827)
Mentha hirsuta var. origanoides (Ten.) Nyman (1881)
Mentha hirsuta var. purpurea Host ex Heinr.Braun (1890)
Mentha hirsuta var. pyramidalis Gaudin (1829)
Mentha hirsuta var. riparia (Schreb.) Becker (1827)
Mentha hirsuta var. spicata Gaudin (1829)
Mentha hirsuta var. subspicata Becker (1827)
Mentha hirsuta var. verticillata Gaudin (1829)
Mentha hirta Caldas
Mentha hybrida Aresch. (1866)
Mentha hygrophila Topitz (1911)
Mentha hystrix Heinr.Braun (1890)
Mentha incisoserrata Strail (1887)
Mentha intermedia Host (1831)
Mentha intricata Debeaux (1895)
Mentha lateovata Strail (1887)
Mentha latifolia Nolte ex Hornem. (1832)
Mentha limicola Strail (1887)
Mentha limnetes (Topitz) Trautm. (1925)
Mentha limosa (Schur) Heinr.Braun (1890)
Mentha litoralis (Hartm.) Neuman (1901)
Mentha littoralis Strail (1887)
Mentha lloydii Boreau (1857)
Mentha lloydii var. opaca Topitz (1896)
Mentha lobeliana (Becker) Heinr.Braun (1890)
Mentha macrocephala Strail (1887)
Mentha macrophylla Waisb. ex Trautm. (1925)
Mentha microcephala Strail (1887)
Mentha nederheimensis Strail (1887)
Mentha nepetifolia Lej. (1825)
Mentha nigrescens Weihe ex Fresen. (1828)
Mentha obliqua Raf. (1840)
Mentha obtuseserrata Opiz ex Malinv. (1879)
Mentha obtusifolia Opiz ex Déségl. (1882)
Mentha odorata Sole (1798)
Mentha origanoides Ten. (1826)
Mentha ortmanniana Opiz (1826)
Mentha ortmanniana var. minoriflora Borbás ex Heinr.Braun (1890)
Mentha paludosa Sole (1798)
Mentha palustris Mill. (1768)
Mentha pedunculata (Pers.) Poir. (1814)
Mentha pireana Strail (1887)
Mentha polyanthetica (Topitz) Trautm. (1935)
Mentha probabilis Schur (1866)
Mentha purpurea Host (1831)
Mentha pyrifolia A.Kern. (1893)
Mentha ramosissima Strail (1887)
Mentha ranina Opiz (1853)
Mentha rauscheri Topitz (1896)
Mentha riparia Lej. ex Malinv. (1879)
Mentha riparia var. acuta (Opiz) Heinr.Braun (1890)
Mentha riparia var. angustata Opiz ex Heinr.Braun (1890)
Mentha riparia var. umbraticola Heinr.Braun (1896)
Mentha riparia var. umbrosa (Opiz) Heinr.Braun (1890)
Mentha rudaeana Opiz (1831)
Mentha rudaeana var. ranina (Opiz) Heinr.Braun (1890)
Mentha sativa Sm. (1800)
Mentha soleana Strail (1887)
Mentha stagnalis Topitz (1896)
Mentha stolonifera Opiz (1852)
Mentha subspicata Weihe ex Fresen. (1828)
Mentha subspicata f. bracteosa Pérard (1870)
Mentha subspicata f. hirsuta Pérard (1870)
Mentha subthermalis Trautm. (1925)
Mentha tinantiana Lej. ex Malinv. (1879)
Mentha trojana Heinr.Braun (1890)
Mentha umbrosa Opiz (1823)
Mentha urticifolia Ten. (1830)
Mentha viennensis Opiz (1852)
Mentha weiheana Opiz (1824)
Mentha weissenburgensis F.W.Schultz ex Nyman (1881)
Mentha × dumetorum subvar. deseglisei Rouy (1909)
Mentha × piperita subsp. citrata (Ehrh.) Briq. (1889)
Mentha × piperita var. citrata (Ehrh.) Fresen. (1828)
Mentha × sativa subsp. paludosa (Sole) Nyman (1890)
Mentha × sativa var. palustris (Mill.) Nyman (1890)
Mentha × scordiastrum var. auneticensis (Opiz) Heinr.Braun (1890)
Mentha × suavis var. avellinii (Tod. ex Bertol.) Nyman (1890)
Mentha × verticillata var. paludosa (Sole) Rouy (1909)
Mentha × verticillata var. riparia (Schreb.) Rouy (1909)
Mentha × verticillata var. subspicata (Weihe ex Fresen.) Rouy (1909)

Uses and Culture

USES

Natural History

Statewide Status

Only found in cultivation

Island Status

Kuaihelani (Midway Atoll) Only found in cultivation
O'ahu Only found in cultivation

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Bibliography

Name Published In: Sp. Pl.: 576 (1753)

Occurrences

SNo. Scientific Name Locality Habitat Basis of Record Description Recorded By Record Number Island Source Date
1 Mentha aquatica n/a herb garden; cultivated Preserved_Specimen Erect to sprawling, aromatic herb to 50 cm ht. in protected sites. Flowers lavender Nagata, K.M. 3695 Oahu BISH 1987-09-10
2 Mentha aquatica Ewa Beach. Preserved_Specimen Shitanishi, J. Oahu BISH 2009-05-12
3 Mentha aquatica Foster Community Gardens located on the grounds of the Foster Botanical Gardens in downtown Honolulu Preserved_Specimen The plant was about 12-15 tall and spread about 3-4'. Mayeda, C.S. 32 Oahu BISH 1991-01-16
4 Mentha aquatica Makiki Park Community Garden, Plot #C-4 Groundcover. Preserved_Specimen Anderson, K. 6 Oahu BISH 1992-11-11
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