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− | | color = IndianRed | + | |familia=Lamiaceae |
− | | common_names = Mint | + | |genus=Mentha |
− | | growth_habit = [[Rhizome]] | + | |common_name=Mint |
− | | high = 40cm | + | |habit=herbaceous |
− | | wide = 15cm | + | |Min ht metric=cm |
− | | lifespan = [[Perennial]]* | + | |Max ht box=40 |
− | | exposure = Sun, part sun | + | |Max ht metric=cm |
− | | water = regular is best | + | |Max wd box=15 |
− | | features = Fragrance | + | |Max wd metric=cm |
− | | hardiness = Hardy | + | |lifespan=perennial |
− | | usda_zones = | + | |exposure=sun, part-sun |
− | | sunset_zones = | + | |water=moist, moderate |
− | | name = ''Mentha'' | + | |features=flowers, fragrance, edible |
− | | image = Mentha longifolia 2005.08.02 09.53.56.jpg | + | |Temp Metric=°F |
− | | image_width = 200px | + | |image=Mint-leaves-2007.jpg |
− | | image_caption = ''Mentha longifolia'' | + | |image_width=240 |
− | | regnum = Plantae
| + | |image_caption=Mint leaves |
− | | divisio = Magnoliophyta
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− | | classis = Magnoliopsida
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− | | ordo = Lamiales
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− | | familia = Lamiaceae
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− | | genus = Mentha
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| '''''Mentha''''' ('''mint''') is a [[genus]] of about 25 [[species]] (and many hundreds of [[Variety (botany)|varieties]]<ref name="OxfordCompanion">{{cite book |last=Davidson |first=Alan |authorlink=Alan_Davidson_%28food_writer%29 |title=The Oxford Companion to Food |year=1999 |publisher=Oxford University Press |location=Oxford |isbn=0-19-211579-0 |pages=508}}</ref>) of [[flowering plant]]s in the [[Family (biology)|family]] [[Lamiaceae]] (Mint Family). Species within Mentha have a wide distribution around the world due to its usefulness. Several mint [[Hybrid (biology)|hybrid]]s commonly occur. | | '''''Mentha''''' ('''mint''') is a [[genus]] of about 25 [[species]] (and many hundreds of [[Variety (botany)|varieties]]<ref name="OxfordCompanion">{{cite book |last=Davidson |first=Alan |authorlink=Alan_Davidson_%28food_writer%29 |title=The Oxford Companion to Food |year=1999 |publisher=Oxford University Press |location=Oxford |isbn=0-19-211579-0 |pages=508}}</ref>) of [[flowering plant]]s in the [[Family (biology)|family]] [[Lamiaceae]] (Mint Family). Species within Mentha have a wide distribution around the world due to its usefulness. Several mint [[Hybrid (biology)|hybrid]]s commonly occur. |
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| ==External links== | | ==External links== |
| *[http://www.armeniapedia.org/index.php?title=Mentha Medicinal use of mint in Armenia] | | *[http://www.armeniapedia.org/index.php?title=Mentha Medicinal use of mint in Armenia] |
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