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{{SPlantbox

| 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

|image_caption=Mint leaves

}}

}}

'''''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.

==References==

==References==

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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]