Common mint (Mentha arvensis)

Mentha arvensis

Description 2

Flower: White rounded cluster
Leaves: 2½ inches long and 1 inch wide, narrowly egg-shaped to elliptic, pointed at tip, serrated edges, finely hairy underside, short stalked, oppositely arranged, leaves strongly aromatic when crushed, square stems
Fruit/Seed: 4 oval nutlets, each containing a single seed
Height: 6-24 inches
Flowering: July - September
Habitat: thickets, along shores, wet meadows

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  1. (c) Ron Edwards, alguns direitos reservados (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Ron Edwards
  2. (c) Minnesota Scientific and Natural Areas, alguns direitos reservados (CC BY-SA)

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Color of flowers White