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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/14/23):
Mentha ×rotundifolia
FAMILY
Lamiaceae
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Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
Read more about Round-leaved Mint at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Mentha ×rotundifolia [longifolia × suaveolens]
FAMILY
Lamiaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Mentha ×rotundifolia
SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America (Kartesz, 1999)
Mentha ×rotundifolia
SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 164-32-004:
Mentha rotundifolia FAMILY Lamiaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Mentha rotundifolia
COMMON NAME:
Round-leaved Mint, Apple Mint
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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/14/23):
Mentha ×rotundifolia
FAMILY
Lamiaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Mentha ×rotundifolia [longifolia × suaveolens]
FAMILY
Lamiaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Mentha ×rotundifolia
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Floristic Synthesis of North America (Kartesz, 1999)
Mentha ×rotundifolia
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 164-32-004:
Mentha rotundifolia
FAMILY
Lamiaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Mentha rotundifolia
3328
Forb
Perennial
Habitat: Disturbed areas, per Weakley's Flora
Non-native: Europe
Rare
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LEAVES:
Simple
Opposite
FLOWER:
Summer/Fall
Whitish/Lavender ?
Almost radially symmetrical
5-toothed calyx
4-lobed corolla
4 exserted stamens
Superior ovary
Bisexual
FRUIT:
Summer/Fall
Brown
Schizocarp of mericarps
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