Taxon:
Mentha aquatica L.
Summary
Place of publication:
Sp. pl. 2:576. 1753
Verified:
09/19/2011
ARS Systematic Botanists.
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
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Common names
English
water mint – Italian
mentha d'acqua – Swedish
vattenmynta –
Distribution
order_code | Status | Continent | Subcontinent | Country | State | Note |
1 | Native | Africa | East Tropical Africa | Kenya | | |
1 | Native | Africa | East Tropical Africa | Tanzania | | |
1 | Native | Africa | East Tropical Africa | Uganda | | |
1 | Native | Africa | Macaronesia | Portugal | Azores | |
1 | Native | Africa | Macaronesia | Portugal | Madeira Islands | |
1 | Native | Africa | Northeast Tropical Africa | Ethiopia | | |
1 | Native | Africa | Northern Africa | Algeria | | n. |
1 | Native | Africa | Northern Africa | Libya | | n. |
1 | Native | Africa | Northern Africa | Morocco | | |
1 | Native | Africa | Northern Africa | Tunisia | | |
1 | Native | Africa | South Tropical Africa | Malawi | | |
1 | Native | Africa | Southern Africa | Botswana | | n. |
1 | Native | Africa | Southern Africa | Eswatini | | |
1 | Native | Africa | Southern Africa | Lesotho | | |
1 | Native | Africa | Southern Africa | Namibia | | |
1 | Native | Africa | Southern Africa | South Africa | Eastern Cape | |
1 | Native | Africa | Southern Africa | South Africa | Gauteng | |
1 | Native | Africa | Southern Africa | South Africa | KwaZulu-Natal | |
1 | Native | Africa | Southern Africa | South Africa | Limpopo | |
1 | Native | Africa | Southern Africa | South Africa | Mpumalanga | |
1 | Native | Africa | Southern Africa | South Africa | North West | |
1 | Native | Africa | Southern Africa | South Africa | Northern Cape | |
1 | Native | Africa | Southern Africa | South Africa | Western Cape | |
1 | Native | Asia-Temperate | Caucasus | Armenia | | |
1 | Native | Asia-Temperate | Caucasus | Azerbaijan | | |
1 | Native | Asia-Temperate | Caucasus | Georgia | | |
1 | Native | Asia-Temperate | Caucasus | Russian Federation | Dagestan | |
1 | Native | Asia-Temperate | Caucasus | Russian Federation-Ciscaucasia | Ciscaucasia | |
1 | Native | Asia-Temperate | Western Asia | ****** | | |
1 | Native | Asia-Temperate | Western Asia | Cyprus | | |
1 | Native | Asia-Temperate | Western Asia | Iran | | |
1 | Native | Asia-Temperate | Western Asia | Lebanon | | |
1 | Native | Asia-Temperate | Western Asia | Syria | | |
1 | Native | Asia-Temperate | Western Asia | Turkey | | |
1 | Native | Europe | East Europe | Belarus | | |
1 | Native | Europe | East Europe | Estonia | | |
1 | Native | Europe | East Europe | Latvia | | |
1 | Native | Europe | East Europe | Lithuania | | |
1 | Native | Europe | East Europe | Moldova | | |
1 | Native | Europe | East Europe | Russian Federation-European part | European part | s. |
1 | Native | Europe | East Europe | Ukraine | | incl. Krym |
1 | Native | Europe | Middle Europe | Austria | | |
1 | Native | Europe | Middle Europe | Belgium | | |
1 | Native | Europe | Middle Europe | Czechoslovakia | | |
1 | Native | Europe | Middle Europe | Germany | | |
1 | Native | Europe | Middle Europe | Hungary | | |
1 | Native | Europe | Middle Europe | Netherlands | | |
1 | Native | Europe | Middle Europe | Poland | | |
1 | Native | Europe | Middle Europe | Switzerland | | |
1 | Native | Europe | Northern Europe | Denmark | | |
1 | Native | Europe | Northern Europe | Finland | | |
1 | Native | Europe | Northern Europe | Ireland | | |
1 | Native | Europe | Northern Europe | Norway | | |
1 | Native | Europe | Northern Europe | Sweden | | |
1 | Native | Europe | Northern Europe | United Kingdom | | |
1 | Native | Europe | Southeastern Europe | Albania | | |
1 | Native | Europe | Southeastern Europe | Bulgaria | | |
1 | Native | Europe | Southeastern Europe | Former Yugoslavia | | |
1 | Native | Europe | Southeastern Europe | Greece | | incl. Crete |
1 | Native | Europe | Southeastern Europe | Italy | | incl. Sardinia, Sicily |
1 | Native | Europe | Southeastern Europe | Romania | | |
1 | Native | Europe | Southwestern Europe | France | | incl. Corsica |
1 | Native | Europe | Southwestern Europe | Portugal | | |
1 | Native | Europe | Southwestern Europe | Spain | | incl. Baleares |
2 | Cultivated | Asia-Temperate | China | China | | |
2 | Cultivated | Asia-Tropical | Indian Subcontinent | India | | |
2 | Cultivated | Europe | | Europe | | |
2 | Cultivated | Northern America | | Mexico | | |
2 | Cultivated | Northern America | Northwestern U.S.A. | United States | Oregon | |
2 | Cultivated | Northern America | Northwestern U.S.A. | United States | Washington | |
2 | Cultivated | Southern America | Caribbean | Cuba | | |
2 | Cultivated | Southern America | Mesoamerica | Guatemala | | |
4 | Naturalized | Australasia | New Zealand | New Zealand | | |
4 | Naturalized | Europe | | Europe | | |
4 | Naturalized | Europe | Northern Europe | Iceland | | |
4 | Naturalized | Northern America | | United States | | |
Native
Africa
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EAST TROPICAL AFRICA:
Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda
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MACARONESIA:
Portugal [Azores, Madeira Islands]
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NORTHEAST TROPICAL AFRICA:
Ethiopia
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NORTHERN AFRICA:
Algeria (n.), Libya (n.), Morocco, Tunisia
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SOUTH TROPICAL AFRICA:
Malawi
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SOUTHERN AFRICA:
Botswana (n.), Lesotho, Namibia, Eswatini, South Africa [Eastern Cape, Gauteng, KwaZulu-Natal, Limpopo, Mpumalanga, North West, Northern Cape, Western Cape]
Asia-Temperate
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CAUCASUS:
Russian Federation-Ciscaucasia [Ciscaucasia], Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Russian Federation [Dagestan]
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WESTERN ASIA:
Cyprus, Iran, ******, Lebanon, Syria, Turkey
Europe
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EAST EUROPE:
Russian Federation-European part [European part (s.)], Belarus, Estonia, Lithuania, Latvia, Moldova, Ukraine (incl. Krym)
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MIDDLE EUROPE:
Austria, Belgium, Switzerland, Czechoslovakia, Germany, Hungary, Netherlands, Poland
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NORTHERN EUROPE:
Denmark, Finland, United Kingdom, Ireland, Norway, Sweden
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SOUTHEASTERN EUROPE:
Former Yugoslavia, Albania, Bulgaria, Greece (incl. Crete), Italy (incl. Sardinia, Sicily), Romania
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SOUTHWESTERN EUROPE:
Spain (incl. Baleares), France (incl. Corsica), Portugal
Cultivated
Asia-Temperate
Asia-Tropical
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INDIAN SUBCONTINENT:
India
Europe
Northern America
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REGION:
Mexico
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NORTHWESTERN U.S.A.:
United States [Oregon, Washington]
Southern America
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CARIBBEAN:
Cuba
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MESOAMERICA:
Guatemala
Naturalized
Australasia
Europe
-
REGION:
Europe
-
NORTHERN EUROPE:
Iceland
Northern America
Economic Uses
Environmental
Food additives
flavoring (fide L Edible Pl) – Medicines
folklore (fide CRC MedHerbs ed2; Herbs Commerce ed2) –