Mentha
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Mentha, also known as mint, is a genus of flowering plants in the mint family, Lamiaceae. It is estimated that 18 to 24 species exist, but the exact distinction between species is unclear. Hybridizati
Mentha spicata IMG 6186
Mentha piperita Flickr aspidoscelis
Flowering verticillasters of a spearmint
The Mentha × piperita hybrid known as "chocolate mint"
Peppermint
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Peppermint is a hybrid species of mint, a cross between watermint and spearmint. Indigenous to Europe and the Middle East, the plant is now widely spread and cultivated in many regions of the world. I
Mentha
…Mentha × locyana Borbás – M. longifolia × M. verticillata Mentha × piperita L. – M. aquatica × M. spicata – peppermint, chocolate mint Mentha × pyramidalis Ten. – M. aquatica × M. microphylla…
Pfefferminze natur peppermint
Peppermint flowers
An 1887 illustration from Köhlers; Medicinal Plants
Peppermint throat lozenge, advertised as "prevention better than cure", sold in London in 1877