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Fam.: Lamiaceae / Mint Fam.  

Hybrid formula (parents):  Mentha aquatica  L.  x  Mentha spicata  L.

Genus:  Mentha  L.
 

Authors:
   L.:  Carl von Linné (Linnaeus, 1707 - 1777), Swedish naturalist who introduced the binary naming system for plants and animals
 

Etymology:
   Mentha:   Greek plant name from the nymph Minthe
   piperita:   pepper
   aquatica:   growing in or at water
   spicata:   spiked
 

Die Pepper Mint with its fresh flavour is the hybrid between Water Mint Mentha aquatica and Spear Mint Mentha spicata.

 

Mentha x piperita / Pepper Mint, D Worms 29.8.2013
Fig. 1:  Mentha x piperita / Pepper Mint
D Worms 29.8.2013
Mentha x piperita / Pepper Mint, D Worms 29.8.2013
Fig. 2:  Mentha x piperita / Pepper Mint
D Worms 29.8.2013
Mentha x piperita / Pepper Mint, D Worms 29.8.2013
Fig. 3:  Mentha x piperita / Pepper Mint
D Worms 29.8.2013
Mentha x piperita / Pepper Mint, F Pyrenees, Err 8.8.2006
Fig. 4:  Mentha x piperita / Pepper Mint
F Pyrenees, Err 8.8.2006
Mentha x piperita / Pepper Mint, I Liguria, Borzonasca 29.9.2023
Fig. 5:  Mentha x piperita / Pepper Mint (cultiv.)
I Liguria, Borzonasca 29.9.2023
Mentha x piperita / Pepper Mint, I Liguria, Borzonasca 29.9.2023
Fig. 6:  Mentha x piperita / Pepper Mint (cultiv.)
I Liguria, Borzonasca 29.9.2023
Mentha x piperita / Pepper Mint, I Liguria, Borzonasca 29.9.2023
Fig. 7:  Mentha x piperita / Pepper Mint (cultiv.)
I Liguria, Borzonasca 29.9.2023
Mentha x piperita / Pepper Mint, GR Euboea (Evia), Istiea 27.8.2017
Fig. 8:  Mentha x piperita / Pepper Mint
GR Euboea (Evia), Istiea 27.8.2017
Mentha x piperita / Pepper Mint, GR Euboea (Evia), Istiea 27.8.2017
Fig. 9:  Mentha x piperita / Pepper Mint
GR Euboea (Evia), Istiea 27.8.2017
Mentha x piperita / Pepper Mint, GR Euboea (Evia), Istiea 27.8.2017
Fig. 10:  Mentha x piperita / Pepper Mint
GR Euboea (Evia), Istiea 27.8.2017
Mentha x piperita ? / Pepper Mint, GR Euboea (Evia), Istiea 27.8.2017
Fig. 11:  Mentha x piperita ? / Pepper Mint (another site)
GR Euboea (Evia), Istiea 27.8.2017
Mentha x piperita ? / Pepper Mint, GR Euboea (Evia), Istiea 27.8.2017
Fig. 12:  Mentha x piperita ? / Pepper Mint
GR Euboea (Evia), Istiea 27.8.2017
Mentha x piperita ? / Pepper Mint, GR Euboea (Evia), Istiea 27.8.2017
Fig. 13:  Mentha x piperita ? / Pepper Mint
GR Euboea (Evia), Istiea 27.8.2017
Mentha x piperita ? / Pepper Mint, GR Euboea (Evia), Kerasia 27.8.2017
Fig. 14:  Mentha x piperita ? / Pepper Mint
GR Euboea (Evia), Kerasia 27.8.2017
Mentha x piperita ? / Pepper Mint, GR Euboea (Evia), Kerasia 27.8.2017
Fig. 15:  Mentha x piperita ? / Pepper Mint
GR Euboea (Evia), Kerasia 27.8.2017
Mentha x piperita ? / Pepper Mint, GR Euboea (Evia), Kerasia 27.8.2017
Fig. 16:  Mentha x piperita ? / Pepper Mint
GR Euboea (Evia), Kerasia 27.8.2017

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