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General Information | |
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Symbol: | MEPI |
Group: | Dicot |
Family: | Lamiaceae |
Duration: |
Perennial |
Growth Habit: |
Forb/herb |
Native Status: |
AK I CAN N L48 N PR N |
Data Source and Documentation |
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Absent/Unreported |
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Both, No County Data |
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Synonyms
Symbol | Scientific Name |
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MEAQC | Mentha aquatica L. var. crispa (L.) Benth. |
MECR6 | Mentha crispa L. |
MEDU | Mentha dumetorum Schult. |
Classification
Rank | Scientific Name and Common Name |
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Kingdom | Plantae – Plants |
Subkingdom | Tracheobionta – Vascular plants |
Superdivision | Spermatophyta – Seed plants |
Division | Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants |
Class | Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons |
Subclass | Asteridae |
Order | Lamiales |
Family | Lamiaceae ⁄ Labiatae – Mint family |
Genus | Mentha L. – mint |
Species | Mentha ×piperita L. (pro sp.) [aquatica × spicata] – peppermint |
Subordinate Taxa
Legal Status
U.S. Weed Information | |
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Mentha ×piperita [aquatica × spicata]
peppermint
This plant can be weedy or invasive according to the authoritative sources noted below.This plant may be known by one or more common names in different places, and some are listed above. Click on an acronym to view each weed list, or click here for a composite list of
Weeds of the U.S.
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SEEPPC | Southeast Exotic Pest Plant Council. 1996. Invasive exotic pest plants in Tennessee (19 October 1999). Research Committee of the Tennessee Exotic Pest Plant Council. Tennessee. |
Wetland Status
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Wildlife
Food
Source | Large Mammals | Small Mammals | Water Birds | Terrestrial Birds |
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Cover
Source | Large Mammals | Small Mammals | Water Birds | Terrestrial Birds |
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Description of Values
Value Class | Food | Cover |
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