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Taxon:  Mentha longifolia (L.) Huds.



Summary
Genus:
Mentha
Section:
Mentha
Family:
Lamiaceae (alt. Labiatae)
Subfamily:
Nepetoideae
Tribe:
Mentheae
Subtribe:
Menthinae
Nomen number:
24076
Place of publication:
Fl. angl. 221. 1762 (Linnaeus, Fl. monspel. 19. 1756, nom. inval.)
Comment:
in Fl. monspel., L. intended this as Mentha spicata var. longifolia
Verified:
09/19/2011 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
0 (0  active, 0  available) in National Plant Germplasm System. 
Other conspecific taxa
Mentha longifolia (L.) Huds. subsp. calliantha (Stapf) Briq. (0 active accession[s])
Mentha longifolia (L.) Huds. subsp. capensis (Thunb.) Briq. (0 active accession[s])
Mentha longifolia (L.) Huds. subsp. caucasica Briq. (0 active accession[s])
Mentha longifolia (L.) Huds. subsp. hymalaiensis Briq. (0 active accession[s])
Mentha longifolia (L.) Huds. subsp. longifolia (0 active accession[s])
Mentha longifolia (L.) Huds. subsp. minutiflora (Borbás ex A. Kern.) Briq. (0 active accession[s])
Mentha longifolia (L.) Huds. subsp. noeana (Briq.) Briq. (0 active accession[s])
Mentha longifolia (L.) Huds. subsp. polyadenia (Briq.) Briq. (0 active accession[s])
Mentha longifolia (L.) Huds. subsp. schimperi (Briq.) Briq. (0 active accession[s])
Mentha longifolia (L.) Huds. subsp. typhoides (Briq.) Harley (0 active accession[s])
Mentha longifolia (L.) Huds. subsp. wissii (Launert) Codd (0 active accession[s])
Mentha longifolia (L.) Huds. var. asiatica (Boriss.) Rech. f. (0 active accession[s])
Mentha longifolia (L.) Huds. var. longifolia (0 active accession[s])
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Mentha sylvestris L.
Mentha sylvestris L. subsp. sylvestris
Mentha sylvestris L. var. sylvestris
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Reference(s)
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Common names
English
Biblical mint –
horse mint –
silver mint –
wild mint –
French
menthe chevaline –
German
Roß-Minze –
Portuguese (Brazil)
hortelã-de-folha-comprida –
Swedish
gråmynta –
Transcribed Chinese
ou bo he –
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNote
1NativeAfricaEast Tropical AfricaKenya  
1NativeAfricaEast Tropical AfricaTanzania  
1NativeAfricaMacaronesiaPortugalMadeira Islands 
1NativeAfricaMacaronesiaSpainCanarias 
1NativeAfricaNortheast Tropical AfricaEthiopia  
1NativeAfricaNorthern AfricaAlgeria n.
1NativeAfricaNorthern AfricaMorocco  
1NativeAfricaNorthern AfricaTunisia  
1NativeAfricaSouth Tropical AfricaZimbabwe  
1NativeAfricaSouthern AfricaEswatini  
1NativeAfricaSouthern AfricaLesotho  
1NativeAfricaSouthern AfricaNamibia  
1NativeAfricaSouthern AfricaSouth AfricaEastern Cape 
1NativeAfricaSouthern AfricaSouth AfricaFree State 
1NativeAfricaSouthern AfricaSouth AfricaGauteng 
1NativeAfricaSouthern AfricaSouth AfricaLimpopo 
1NativeAfricaSouthern AfricaSouth AfricaMpumalanga 
1NativeAfricaSouthern AfricaSouth AfricaNorthern Cape 
1NativeAfricaSouthern AfricaSouth AfricaNorth-West 
1NativeAfricaSouthern AfricaSouth AfricaWestern Cape 
1NativeAsia-TemperateArabian PeninsulaYemen  
1NativeAsia-TemperateCaucasusArmenia  
1NativeAsia-TemperateCaucasusAzerbaijan  
1NativeAsia-TemperateCaucasusGeorgia  
1NativeAsia-TemperateCaucasusRussian FederationDagestan 
1NativeAsia-TemperateCaucasusRussian Federation-CiscaucasiaCiscaucasia 
1NativeAsia-TemperateMiddle AsiaTurkmenistan  
1NativeAsia-TemperateSiberiaRussian FederationAltay 
1NativeAsia-TemperateSiberiaRussian FederationKrasnoyarsk 
1NativeAsia-TemperateSiberiaRussian FederationNovosibirsk 
1NativeAsia-TemperateWestern AsiaAfghanistan  
1NativeAsia-TemperateWestern AsiaCyprus  
1NativeAsia-TemperateWestern AsiaEgyptSinai 
1NativeAsia-TemperateWestern AsiaIran n.w.
1NativeAsia-TemperateWestern AsiaIraq n.
1NativeAsia-TemperateWestern AsiaIsrael  
1NativeAsia-TemperateWestern AsiaLebanon  
1NativeAsia-TemperateWestern AsiaSyria  
1NativeAsia-TemperateWestern AsiaTurkey  
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentIndia n.
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentNepal  
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentPakistan  
1NativeEuropeEastern EuropeBelarus  
1NativeEuropeEastern EuropeEstonia  
1NativeEuropeEastern EuropeLatvia  
1NativeEuropeEastern EuropeLithuania  
1NativeEuropeEastern EuropeMoldova  
1NativeEuropeEastern EuropeRussian Federation-European partEuropean parts. & c.
1NativeEuropeEastern EuropeUkraine incl. Krym
1NativeEuropeMiddle EuropeAustria  
1NativeEuropeMiddle EuropeBelgium  
1NativeEuropeMiddle EuropeCzechoslovakia  
1NativeEuropeMiddle EuropeGermany  
1NativeEuropeMiddle EuropeHungary  
1NativeEuropeMiddle EuropePoland  
1NativeEuropeMiddle EuropeSwitzerland  
1NativeEuropeNorthern EuropeSweden s.
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeAlbania  
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeBulgaria  
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeFormer Yugoslavia  
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeGreece incl. Crete
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeItaly  
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeRomania  
1NativeEuropeSouthwestern EuropeFrance  
1NativeEuropeSouthwestern EuropePortugal  
1NativeEuropeSouthwestern EuropeSpain  
2CultivatedAsia-TemperateCaucasusArmenia  
2CultivatedAsia-TemperateCaucasusAzerbaijan  
2CultivatedAsia-TemperateCaucasusGeorgia  
2CultivatedAsia-TemperateCaucasusRussian Federation-CiscaucasiaCiscaucasia 
2CultivatedAsia-TemperateChinaChina  
2CultivatedAsia-TemperateMiddle AsiaTurkmenistan  
4NaturalizedNorthern America Canada  
4NaturalizedNorthern America United States  
Native
Africa
  • MACARONESIA: Spain [Canarias], Portugal [Madeira Islands]
  • NORTHERN AFRICA: Algeria (n.), Morocco, Tunisia
  • NORTHEAST TROPICAL AFRICA: Ethiopia
  • EAST TROPICAL AFRICA: Kenya, Tanzania
  • SOUTH TROPICAL AFRICA: Zimbabwe
  • SOUTHERN AFRICA: Lesotho, Namibia, Eswatini, South Africa [Eastern Cape, Free State, Gauteng, Limpopo, Mpumalanga, Northern Cape, North-West, Western Cape]
Asia-Temperate
  • ARABIAN PENINSULA: Yemen
  • WESTERN ASIA: Afghanistan, Cyprus, Egypt [Sinai], Iran (n.w.), Iraq (n.), Israel, Lebanon, Syria, Turkey
  • CAUCASUS: Russian Federation-Ciscaucasia [Ciscaucasia], Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Russian Federation [Dagestan]
  • SIBERIA: Russian Federation [Altay, Krasnoyarsk, Novosibirsk]
  • MIDDLE ASIA: Turkmenistan
Asia-Tropical
  • INDIAN SUBCONTINENT: India (n.), Nepal, Pakistan
Europe
  • NORTHERN EUROPE: Sweden (s.)
  • MIDDLE EUROPE: Czechoslovakia, Austria, Belgium, Switzerland, Germany, Hungary, Poland
  • EASTERN EUROPE: Russian Federation-European part [European part (s. & c.)], Belarus, Estonia, Lithuania, Latvia, Moldova, Ukraine (incl. Krym)
  • SOUTHEASTERN EUROPE: Former Yugoslavia, Albania, Bulgaria, Greece (incl. Crete), Italy, Romania
  • SOUTHWESTERN EUROPE: Spain, France, Portugal
Cultivated
Asia-Temperate
  • CAUCASUS: Russian Federation-Ciscaucasia [Ciscaucasia], Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia
  • MIDDLE ASIA: Turkmenistan
  • CHINA: China
Naturalized
Northern America
  • REGION: Canada, United States
Economic Uses
UsageTypeNoteReference
Bee plantshoney productionin the CaucasusKomarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934-1964. Flora SSSR.
Food additivesflavoring Hanelt, P., ed. 2001. Mansfeld's encyclopedia of agricultural and horticultural crops. Volumes 1-6 Note: lists as Mentha longifolia (L.) L.
Medicinesfolklore Duke, J. A. et al. 2002. CRC Handbook of medicinal herbs
Vertebrate poisonsmammals Cooper, M. R. & A. W. Johnson. 1998. Poisonous plants and fungi in Britain: animal and human poisoning
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2025. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://grip.mawarid.gov.om/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=24076. Accessed 14 May 2025.