Mentha aquatica
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Mentha aquatica is a perennial flowering plant in the mint family, Lamiaceae. It grows in moist places and is native to much of Europe, northwest Africa and southwest Asia.
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corolla mauve, leaves opposite
Mentha aquatica bluete
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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 aquatica
…de Cologne mint (also known as bergamot mint) is considered to be a variety of this species. It hybridises with Mentha spicata (spearmint) to produce Mentha × piperita (peppermint), a sterile hybrid; with Mentha suaveolens (apple mint) to produce Mentha × suavis; with Mentha arvensis (corn mint) to produce Mentha…
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Peppermint flowers
An 1887 illustration from Köhlers; Medicinal Plants
Peppermint throat lozenge, advertised as "prevention better than cure", sold in London in 1877