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Photographer: Christopher Noll
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Family Lamiaceae
Mentha arvensis L. var. canadensis (L.) Kuntze
field mint, wild mint
Mentha: Latin name for an unfortunate Greek nymph named Mentha who got herself turned into a mint plant, and a genus of culinary herbs named after her, this is one of the oldest plant names still in use
arvensis: of planted fields
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| Status: | Native |
| Plant: | erect, perennial, 4"-32" tall, aromatic forb; square stems |
| Flower: | pink to white, 1/8"-1/4" long, 4 stamens slightly longer than the petal;  inflorescence dense, whorled clusters distinctly separated along the stem; blooms July-Sept. |
| Fruit: | 1-seeded nutlet |
| Leaf: | opposite, short-stalked, toothed, with a pointed tip |
| Habitat: | wet; meadows, shores, streambanks |
| (Glossary) |
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