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Taxon:  Mentha ×piperita L.



Summary
Genus:
Mentha
Section:
Mentha
Family:
Lamiaceae (alt. Labiatae)
Subfamily:
Nepetoideae
Tribe:
Mentheae
Subtribe:
Menthinae
Nomen number:
24078
Place of publication:
Sp. pl. 2:576. 1753
Comment:
[= Mentha aquatica × M. spicata]
Verified:
12/02/1993 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
0 (0  active, 0  available) in National Plant Germplasm System. 
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Autonym(s)
Mentha ×piperita L. subsp. piperita
Mentha ×piperita L. var. piperita

Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Mentha ×piperita L. nothosubsp. pyramidalis (Ten.) Harley
Mentha lavanduliodora ined.
Mentha pyramidalis Ten.
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Reference(s)
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Common names
English
black peppermint –
curly mint –
hairy peppermint –
peppermint –
white peppermint –
English (Canada)
pepper mint –
French
menthe poivrée –
French (Canada)
menthe poivrée –
German
Pfefferminze –
weiße Minze –
Portuguese
hortelã-pimenta –
Spanish
menta piperita –
Swedish
pepparmynta –
Transliterated Russian
mjata perečnaja –
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNote
2CultivatedAfricaEast Tropical AfricaKenya  
2CultivatedAfricaEast Tropical AfricaTanzania  
2CultivatedAfricaNorthern AfricaMorocco  
2CultivatedAfricaSouth Tropical AfricaAngola  
2CultivatedAsia-TemperateCaucasusRussian Federation-CiscaucasiaCiscaucasia 
2CultivatedAsia-TemperateChinaChina  
2CultivatedAsia-TemperateEastern AsiaJapan  
2CultivatedAsia-TemperateMiddle AsiaKyrgyzstan  
2CultivatedAsia-TemperateMiddle AsiaTurkmenistan  
2CultivatedAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentIndia  
2CultivatedAustralasiaAustraliaAustralia  
2CultivatedEurope Europe  
2CultivatedEuropeEastern EuropeRussian Federation-European partEuropean parts.
2CultivatedNorthern America Canada  
2CultivatedNorthern America United States  
2CultivatedSouthern AmericaBrazilBrazil  
2CultivatedSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaArgentina  
2CultivatedSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaChile  
4NaturalizedAfricaMacaronesiaPortugalAzores 
4NaturalizedAsia-TemperateSiberiaRussian FederationGorno-Altay 
4NaturalizedAsia-TemperateSiberiaRussian FederationKemerovo 
4NaturalizedAustralasiaAustraliaAustralia s.e.
4NaturalizedAustralasiaNew ZealandNew Zealand  
4NaturalizedEuropeEastern EuropeBelarus  
4NaturalizedEuropeEastern EuropeRussian Federation-European partEuropean parts.
4NaturalizedEuropeEastern EuropeUkraine  
4NaturalizedEuropeMiddle EuropeAustria  
4NaturalizedEuropeMiddle EuropeBelgium  
4NaturalizedEuropeMiddle EuropeCzechoslovakia  
4NaturalizedEuropeMiddle EuropeGermany  
4NaturalizedEuropeMiddle EuropeHungary  
4NaturalizedEuropeMiddle EuropeNetherlands  
4NaturalizedEuropeMiddle EuropePoland  
4NaturalizedEuropeMiddle EuropeSwitzerland  
4NaturalizedEuropeNorthern EuropeDenmark  
4NaturalizedEuropeNorthern EuropeIreland  
4NaturalizedEuropeNorthern EuropeUnited Kingdom  
4NaturalizedEuropeSoutheastern EuropeBulgaria  
4NaturalizedEuropeSoutheastern EuropeFormer Yugoslavia  
4NaturalizedEuropeSoutheastern EuropeGreece  
4NaturalizedEuropeSoutheastern EuropeItaly incl. Sicily
4NaturalizedEuropeSoutheastern EuropeRomania  
4NaturalizedEuropeSouthwestern EuropeFrance  
4NaturalizedEuropeSouthwestern EuropePortugal  
4NaturalizedEuropeSouthwestern EuropeSpain incl. Baleares
4NaturalizedNorthern America Canada  
4NaturalizedNorthern America United States  
Cultivated
Africa
  • NORTHERN AFRICA: Morocco
  • EAST TROPICAL AFRICA: Kenya, Tanzania
  • SOUTH TROPICAL AFRICA: Angola
Asia-Temperate
  • CAUCASUS: Russian Federation-Ciscaucasia [Ciscaucasia]
  • MIDDLE ASIA: Kyrgyzstan, Turkmenistan
  • CHINA: China
  • EASTERN ASIA: Japan
Asia-Tropical
  • INDIAN SUBCONTINENT: India
Australasia
  • AUSTRALIA: Australia
Europe
  • EASTERN EUROPE: Russian Federation-European part [European part (s.)]
  • REGION: Europe
Northern America
  • REGION: Canada, United States
Southern America
  • BRAZIL: Brazil
  • SOUTHERN SOUTH AMERICA: Argentina, Chile
Naturalized
Africa
  • MACARONESIA: Portugal [Azores]
Asia-Temperate
  • SIBERIA: Russian Federation [Gorno-Altay, Kemerovo]
Australasia
  • AUSTRALIA: Australia (s.e.)
  • NEW ZEALAND: New Zealand
Europe
  • NORTHERN EUROPE: Denmark, United Kingdom, Ireland
  • MIDDLE EUROPE: Czechoslovakia, Austria, Belgium, Switzerland, Germany, Hungary, Netherlands, Poland
  • EASTERN EUROPE: Russian Federation-European part [European part (s.)], Belarus, Ukraine
  • SOUTHEASTERN EUROPE: Former Yugoslavia, Bulgaria, Greece, Italy (incl. Sicily), Romania
  • SOUTHWESTERN EUROPE: Spain (incl. Baleares), France, Portugal
Northern America
  • REGION: Canada, United States
Economic Uses
UsageTypeNoteReference
Food additivesflavoringas flavor agentKumar, P. et al. 2011. Insecticidal properties of Mentha species: A review. Industr. Crops Prod. 34:802-817. Note: recognized as a sterile hybrid, propagated by stolons; together with Mentha spicata are "the most common and popular mints"
Human foodbeverage basefor preparing an herbal teaHanelt, P., ed. 2001. Mansfeld's encyclopedia of agricultural and horticultural crops. Volumes 1-6
Materialsessential oilssource of menthol and menthone for use in perfumery and as flavor agentKumar, P. et al. 2011. Insecticidal properties of Mentha species: A review. Industr. Crops Prod. 34:802-817. Note: recognized as a sterile hybrid, propagated by stolons; together with Mentha spicata are "the most common and popular mints"
Medicinesfolklore Duke, J. A. et al. 2002. CRC Handbook of medicinal herbs
Medicinesfolklore McGuffin, M., J. T. Kartesz, A. Y. Leung, & A. O. Tucker. 2000. Herbs of commerce, ed. 2 American Herbal Products Association, Silver Spring, Maryland.
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=24078. Accessed 15 May 2025.