Plants Profile for Mentha piperita (peppermint)

Image of Mentha ×piperita [aquatica × spicata]

General Information
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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	Native		Introduced		Both		Absent/Unreported
	Native, No County Data		Introduced, No County Data		Both, No County Data

Native Status:

L48

NAV

CAN

SPM

Images

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Robert H. Mohlenbrock. USDA NRCS. 1995. Northeast wetland flora: Field office guide to plant species. Northeast National Technical Center, Chester. Provided by USDA NRCS Wetland Science Institute (WSI). Usage Requirements.

©Richard A. Howard. Provided by Smithsonian Institution, Richard A. Howard Photograph Collection. United Kingdom, England, Kew. Usage Requirements.

Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913. An illustrated flora of the northern United States, Canada and the British Possessions. 3 vols. Charles Scribner's Sons, New York. Vol. 3: 151. Provided by Kentucky Native Plant Society. Scanned by Omnitek Inc. Usage Requirements.

USDA NRCS. Wetland flora: Field office illustrated guide to plant species. USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service. Provided by NRCS National Wetland Team. Usage Requirements.

Synonyms

Symbol	Scientific Name
MEAQC	Mentha aquatica L. var. crispa (L.) Benth.
MECR6	Mentha crispa L.
MEDU	Mentha dumetorum Schult.

Classification

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Rank	Scientific Name and Common Name
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

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Legal Status

U.S. Weed Information
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.
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

Interpreting Wetland Status

Top Level Regions
Caribbean	OBL

North America
Alaska	FACW
Arid West	FACW
Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain	FACW
Eastern Mountains and Piedmont	FACW
Great Plains	FACW
Midwest	OBL
Northcentral & Northeast	OBL
Western Mountains, Valleys, and Coast	FACW