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Mentha spicata L.
spearmint
Symbol: MESP3
Group: Dicot
Family: Lamiaceae
Growth Habit: Forb/herb
Duration: Perennial
U.S. Nativity: Introduced
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Click on this Photograph of Mentha spicata (spearmint) to enlarge it and download a high-resolution JPEG file Robert H. Mohlenbrock. USDA NRCS. 1995. Northeast wetland flora: Field office guide to plant species. Northeast National Technical Center, Chester, PA. Courtesy of USDA NRCS Wetland Science Institute. Usage Guidelines.

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Plant Synonyms:
MESP3 Mentha spicata L.
 

MECO7

Mentha cordifolia auct.
 

MELO8

Mentha longifolia auct. non (L.) Huds.
 

MEVI7

Mentha viridis L.
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State Distributional Map for MESP3
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Plant Distribution by State

Mentha spicata L.

MESP3

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Related Taxa:
Mentha spicata L.

View 77 genera in Lamiaceae, 11 species in Mentha

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Classification:
Mentha spicata L.

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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 – Mint family
                            Genus Mentha L. – mint
                               Species Mentha spicata L. – spearmint

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Invasive Information:
Mentha spicata L.
        spearmint
This plant is considered invasive by 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 invasive plant list, or click here for a composite list of Invasive Plants of the U.S.
SEEPPC   Southeast Exotic Pest Plant Council. 1996. Invasive Exotic Pest Plants in Tennessee (http://www.se-eppc.org/states/TN/TNIList.html, October 19, 1999). Research Committee of the Tennessee Exotic Pest Plant Council. Tennessee.
 

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Introduced Information:
Mentha spicata L.
This plant is introduced to the United States from another country or countries. Click on link below for a partial or complete list of U.S. introduced plants.

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Wetland Indicator Status:
Mentha spicata L.
Nat. Ind. Reg. 1 Reg. 2 Reg. 3 Reg. 4 Reg. 5 Reg. 6 Reg. 7 Reg. 8 Reg. 9 Reg. 0 Reg. A Reg. C Reg. H
FACW,OBL FACW+ FACW+ FACW+ NI OBL FACW FACW* FACW OBL OBL FACW NO NO

Wetland Data InformationInterpreting wetland indicator status

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Other Species Accounts and Images:
Mentha spicata L.
View photographs from CalPhotos.
View species account or photographs from USF Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants.
View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).
View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 32272.
View photographs from University of Tennessee Herbarium.
View species account or photographs from Wisconsin State Herbarium (UW-Madison).

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