Mentha × piperita

L. (1753)

This name is accepted

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

peppermint

Potentially naturalizing

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Description

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Synonyms (64)

Mentha aquatica convar. subspicata Alef. (1866)

Mentha aquatica f. piperita (L.) G.Mey. (1836)

Mentha aquatica var. langii (Geiger ex T.Nees) Alef. (1866)

Mentha aquatica var. piperita (L.) Alef. (1866)

Mentha aquatica × Mentha spicata

Mentha canescens var. schultzii (Boutigny ex F.W.Schultz) Rouy (1909)

Mentha glomerata var. piperita (L.) Gray (1822)

Mentha hortensis var. citrata Ten. (1833)

Mentha piperita L. (1753)

Mentha × balsamea Willd. (1809)

Mentha × banatica Heinr.Braun (1890)

Mentha × braousiana Pérard (1878)

Mentha × concinna Pérard (1878)

Mentha × crispula Wender. (1829)

Mentha × durandoana Malinv. ex Batt. (1890)

Mentha × exaltata Heinr.Braun (1890)

Mentha × fraseri Druce (1928)

Mentha × glabra Bellardi ex Colla (1835)

Mentha × glabrata Vahl (1794)

Mentha × hercynica Röhl. (1812)

Mentha × heuffelii Heinr.Braun (1890)

Mentha × hircina J.Fraser (1932)

Mentha × hirtescens Haw. ex Spach (1895)

Mentha × hortensis Ten. (1833)

Mentha × hudsoniana Heinr.Braun (1890)

Mentha × kahirina Forssk. (1775)

Mentha × langii Geiger ex T.Nees (1833)

Mentha × maximilianea var. schultzii (Boutigny ex F.W.Schultz) Briq. (1891)

Mentha × napolitana Ten. (1836)

Mentha × nigricans Mill. (1768)

Mentha × odora Salisb. (1796)

Mentha × officinalis Hull (1799)

Mentha × pimentum Nees ex Bluff & Fingerh. (1825)

Mentha × piperita f. puberula Topitz (1914)

Mentha × piperita f. rotundella Topitz (1913)

Mentha × piperita var. balsamea (Willd.) Rouy (1909)

Mentha × piperita var. beckeri Briq. (1894)

Mentha × piperita var. braousiana (Pérard) Briq. (1903)

Mentha × piperita var. calophylla Briq. (1894)

Mentha × piperita var. calvifolia Briq. (1894)

Mentha × piperita var. citrata (Ehrh.) Briq. (1903)

Mentha × piperita var. crispula (Wender.) Heinr.Braun (1890)

Mentha × piperita var. durandoana (Malinv. ex Batt.) Briq. (1891)

Mentha × piperita var. globosiceps Briq. (1891)

Mentha × piperita var. hercynica (Röhl.) Briq. (1903)

Mentha × piperita var. heuffelii (Heinr.Braun) Topitz (1917)

Mentha × piperita var. hircina Gray (1822)

Mentha × piperita var. hispidula Briq. (1894)

Mentha × piperita var. hudsoniana Heinr.Braun (1890)

Mentha × piperita var. langii W.D.J.Koch (1833)

Mentha × piperita var. officinalis Sole (1798)

Mentha × piperita var. ouweneelii Lebeau & Lambinon (1988)

Mentha × piperita var. pennsylvanica Briq. (1894)

Mentha × piperita var. pimentum (Nees ex Bluff & Fingerh.) Nyman (1881)

Mentha × piperita var. piperoides (Malinv.) Rouy (1909)

Mentha × piperita var. poicila Topitz (1913)

Mentha × piperita var. subhirsuta Benth. (1833)

Mentha × piperita var. sylvestris Sole (1798)

Mentha × piperita var. vulgaris Sole (1798)

Mentha × piperoides Malinv. (1907)

Mentha × schultzii Boutigny ex F.W.Schultz (1858)

Mentha × suavis var. schultzii (Boutigny ex F.W.Schultz) Briq. (1903)

Mentha × tenuis Frank ex Benth. (1848)

Mentha × viridis var. piperita (L.) Corb. (1894)

Uses and Culture

USES

Natural History

Statewide Status

Potentially naturalizing

Island Status

O'ahu Only found in cultivation

Molokai Potentially naturalizing

Hawai'i Only found in cultivation

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Bibliography

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

Other References

Staples & Herbst 2005:357 (KEY, DESCR); Oppenheimer & Pezzillo 2024:66 (Mo? [adventive, Wailau Valley]); Note: stabilized hybrid

Occurrences

SNo.	Scientific Name	Locality	Habitat	Basis of Record	Description	Recorded By	Record Number	Island	Source	Date
1	Mentha × piperita	Lyon Arboretum		Preserved_Specimen	Erect to sprawling, aromatic herb to 50 cm ht. in protected sites. Flowers lavender.	Nagata, K.M.	3695	Oahu	BISH	1987-08-10
2	Mentha × piperita	Hawaii National Park, old garden at Volcano House, alt 4,000 ft		Preserved_Specimen		Fagerlund, G.O.	463	Hawaii	BISH	1943-03-15
3	Mentha × piperita	Wailau Valley		Preserved_Specimen	Flowers purple	Oppenheimer, H.L.	100904	Molokai	BISH	2009-10-01
4	Mentha × piperita	Honolulu, 42 Coelho Way		Preserved_Specimen	Cult. herb; does not bear fls; creeps widely.	Neal, M.C.		Oahu	BISH	1949-04-25
5	Mentha × piperita	Wailau Valley.	Orginally cultivated, now escaped into nearby muddy and/or rocky sites.	Preserved_Specimen		Oppenheimer, H.L.	100905	Molokai	BISH	2009-10-11

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