Mentha aquatica L.
Mentha aquatica
Mentha aquatica, commonly known as water mint, is a perennial flowering plant native to Europe, northwest Africa, and southwest Asia. It grows in moist places and can reach heights up to 90 centimeters. The plant has square stems, ovate leaves, and small, crowded purple flowers that form a terminal hemispherical inflorescence. It is known for its minty smell and can spread through underground rhizomes.
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Lamiales
Lamiaceae
Mentha
Water mint contains menthol, which gives it a distinct minty aroma and flavor. The plant also produces essential oils that are used in perfumery.
Water mint is used as an edible herb and for making herbal tea. It is also a source of mentha citrata oil, used in perfumery.
Mid to late summer.
Up to 90 centimeters
Purple, pinkish to lilac
Moist places such as the shallow margins and channels of streams, rivers, pools, dikes, ditches, canals, wet meadows, marshes, and fens. It prefers mildly acidic to calcareous soils.
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