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Taxon:  Mentha ×villosa Huds.



Summary
Genus:
Mentha
Section:
Mentha
Family:
Lamiaceae (alt. Labiatae)
Subfamily:
Nepetoideae
Tribe:
Mentheae
Subtribe:
Menthinae
Nomen number:
313220
Place of publication:
Fl. angl. ed. 2, 1:250. 1778
Comment:
[= Mentha spicata × M. suaveolens]
Verified:
12/02/1993 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
0 (0  active, 0  available) in National Plant Germplasm System. 
Other conspecific taxa
Mentha ×villosa Huds. nothovar. alopecuroides (Hull) Briq. (0 active accession[s])
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Autonym(s)
Mentha ×villosa Huds. var. villosa

Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Mentha nemorosa Willd.
Invalid Designation(s)
Mentha niliaca auct. nonn.
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Reference(s)
  1. Webster's online dictionary (on-line resource).
  2. Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson. 2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource) www.skud.info
  3. Botanical Society of the British Isles. BSBI taxon database (on-line resource).
  4. Erhardt, W. et al. 2008. Der große Zander: Enzyklopädie der Pflanzennamen
  5. Hanelt, P., ed. 2001. Mansfeld's encyclopedia of agricultural and horticultural crops. Volumes 1-6
  6. Harley, R. M. 1972. Notes on the genus Mentha (Labiatae). Bot. J. Linn. Soc. 65:252.
  7. Harley, R. M. 1975. Mentha L. Hybridization and the flora of the British Isles. 388.
  8. Pignatti, S. 1982. Flora d'Italia.
  9. Sell, P. & G. Murrell. 1996-. Flora of Great Britain and Ireland.
  10. Tucker, A. O. & R. F. C. Naczi. 2007. Mentha: an overview of its classification and relationships. Mint: the genus Mentha 33. Note: CRC Press, Boca Raton.
  11. Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
Common names
English
apple mint –
Bowles mint –
mojito mint –
German
Apfel-Minze –
breitblättrige Minze –
Hain-Minze –
zottige Minze –
Spanish
herba buena –
Swedish
hjärtmynta –
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNote
1NativeEurope Europe s. & w.
2CultivatedAfricaNorthern AfricaMorocco  
2CultivatedAsia-TropicalMalesiaIndonesiaJawa 
2CultivatedAsia-TropicalMalesiaPhilippines  
2CultivatedEurope Europe  
2CultivatedSouthern AmericaCaribbeanWest Indies  
Native
Europe
  • REGION: Europe (s. & w.)
Cultivated
Africa
  • NORTHERN AFRICA: Morocco
Asia-Tropical
  • MALESIA: Indonesia [Jawa], Philippines
Europe
  • REGION: Europe
Southern America
  • CARIBBEAN: West Indies
Economic Uses
UsageTypeNoteReference
Food additivesflavoring Hanelt, P., ed. 2001. Mansfeld's encyclopedia of agricultural and horticultural crops. Volumes 1-6
Human foodbeverage basefor preparing an herbal teaHanelt, P., ed. 2001. Mansfeld's encyclopedia of agricultural and horticultural crops. Volumes 1-6
Medicinesfolklore Hanelt, P., ed. 2001. Mansfeld's encyclopedia of agricultural and horticultural crops. Volumes 1-6
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=313220. Accessed 30 April 2025.