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Taxon:  Mentha pulegium L.



Summary
Genus:
Mentha
Section:
Pulegium
Family:
Lamiaceae (alt. Labiatae)
Subfamily:
Nepetoideae
Tribe:
Mentheae
Nomen number:
24079
Place of publication:
Sp. pl. 2:577. 1753
Verified:
09/20/2011 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
15 (15  active, 0  available) in National Plant Germplasm System.  (Map it)
Other conspecific taxa
Mentha pulegium L. var. micrantha Benth. (0 active accession[s])
Mentha pulegium L. var. pulegium (0 active accession[s])
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Pulegium vulgare Mill.
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Reference(s)
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Common names
English
European pennyroyal –
pennyroyal –
French
menthe pouliot –
pouliot –
German
Poleiminze –
Italian
pulegio –
Portuguese
poejo –
Portuguese (Brazil)
hortelã-miúda –
menta-miúda –
poejo-das-hortas –
poejo-real –
Spanish
poleo –
Swedish
polejmynta –
Transliterated Russian
mjata blošnica –
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNote
1NativeAfricaMacaronesiaCabo Verde  
1NativeAfricaMacaronesiaPortugalAzores 
1NativeAfricaMacaronesiaPortugalMadeira Islands 
1NativeAfricaMacaronesiaSpainCanary Islands 
1NativeAfricaNortheast Tropical AfricaEthiopia  
1NativeAfricaNorthern AfricaAlgeria n.
1NativeAfricaNorthern AfricaEgypt  
1NativeAfricaNorthern AfricaLibya n.
1NativeAfricaNorthern AfricaMorocco  
1NativeAfricaNorthern AfricaTunisia  
1NativeAsia-TemperateCaucasusArmenia  
1NativeAsia-TemperateCaucasusAzerbaijan  
1NativeAsia-TemperateCaucasusGeorgia  
1NativeAsia-TemperateCaucasusRussian Federation-CiscaucasiaCiscaucasia 
1NativeAsia-TemperateMiddle AsiaKazakhstan s.w.
1NativeAsia-TemperateMiddle AsiaTurkmenistan  
1NativeAsia-TemperateWestern Asia******  
1NativeAsia-TemperateWestern AsiaCyprus  
1NativeAsia-TemperateWestern AsiaIran n.
1NativeAsia-TemperateWestern AsiaLebanon  
1NativeAsia-TemperateWestern AsiaSyria  
1NativeAsia-TemperateWestern AsiaTurkey  
1NativeEuropeEast EuropeMoldova  
1NativeEuropeEast EuropeRussian Federation-European partEuropean part 
1NativeEuropeEast EuropeUkraine incl. Krym
1NativeEuropeMiddle EuropeAustria  
1NativeEuropeMiddle EuropeBelgium  
1NativeEuropeMiddle EuropeCzechoslovakia  
1NativeEuropeMiddle EuropeGermany  
1NativeEuropeMiddle EuropeHungary  
1NativeEuropeMiddle EuropeNetherlands  
1NativeEuropeMiddle EuropePoland  
1NativeEuropeMiddle EuropeSwitzerland  
1NativeEuropeNorthern EuropeIreland  
1NativeEuropeNorthern EuropeUnited Kingdom  
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeAlbania  
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeBulgaria  
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeFormer Yugoslavia  
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeGreece incl. Crete
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeItaly incl. Sardinia, Sicily
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeRomania  
1NativeEuropeSouthwestern EuropeFrance incl. Corsica
1NativeEuropeSouthwestern EuropePortugal  
1NativeEuropeSouthwestern EuropeSpain incl. Baleares
2CultivatedAsia-TemperateCaucasusGeorgia  
2CultivatedAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentIndia  
2CultivatedAsia-TropicalMalesiaIndonesiaJava 
2CultivatedEurope Europe s.
2CultivatedNorthern America Canada  
2CultivatedNorthern America Mexico  
2CultivatedNorthern America United States  
2CultivatedSouthern AmericaBrazilBrazil  
2CultivatedSouthern AmericaCaribbeanCuba  
2CultivatedSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaChile  
4NaturalizedAustralasiaAustraliaAustralia  
4NaturalizedAustralasiaNew ZealandNew Zealand  
4NaturalizedEuropeNorthern EuropeUnited Kingdom  
4NaturalizedNorthern America United States  
4NaturalizedPacificNorth-Central PacificUnited StatesHawaii 
4NaturalizedSouthern AmericaBrazilBrazil s.
4NaturalizedSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaArgentina  
4NaturalizedSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaChile  
4NaturalizedSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaUruguay  
Native
Africa
  • MACARONESIA: Cabo Verde, Spain [Canary Islands], Portugal [Azores, Madeira Islands]
  • NORTHEAST TROPICAL AFRICA: Ethiopia
  • NORTHERN AFRICA: Algeria (n.), Egypt, Libya (n.), Morocco, Tunisia
Asia-Temperate
  • CAUCASUS: Russian Federation-Ciscaucasia [Ciscaucasia], Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia
  • MIDDLE ASIA: Kazakhstan (s.w.), Turkmenistan
  • WESTERN ASIA: Cyprus, Iran (n.), ******, Lebanon, Syria, Turkey
Europe
  • EAST EUROPE: Russian Federation-European part [European part], Moldova, Ukraine (incl. Krym)
  • MIDDLE EUROPE: Austria, Belgium, Switzerland, Czechoslovakia, Germany, Hungary, Netherlands, Poland
  • NORTHERN EUROPE: United Kingdom, Ireland
  • SOUTHEASTERN EUROPE: Former Yugoslavia, Albania, Bulgaria, Greece (incl. Crete), Italy (incl. Sardinia, Sicily), Romania
  • SOUTHWESTERN EUROPE: Spain (incl. Baleares), France (incl. Corsica), Portugal
Cultivated
Asia-Temperate
  • CAUCASUS: Georgia
Asia-Tropical
  • INDIAN SUBCONTINENT: India
  • MALESIA: Indonesia [Java]
Europe
  • REGION: Europe (s.)
Northern America
  • REGION: Canada, Mexico, United States
Southern America
  • BRAZIL: Brazil
  • CARIBBEAN: Cuba
  • SOUTHERN SOUTH AMERICA: Chile
Naturalized
Australasia
  • AUSTRALIA: Australia
  • NEW ZEALAND: New Zealand
Europe
  • NORTHERN EUROPE: United Kingdom
Northern America
  • REGION: United States
Pacific
  • NORTH-CENTRAL PACIFIC: United States [Hawaii]
Southern America
  • BRAZIL: Brazil (s.)
  • SOUTHERN SOUTH AMERICA: Argentina, Chile, Uruguay
Economic Uses
Bee plants
Environmental
ornamental (fide Dict Gard; Hortus 3; Invasive Pl Spec) –
Materials
essential oils (used esp. for soaps fide Adv Lab Sci 400. 1992; F ChinaEng; Invasive Pl Spec) –
Medicines
folklore (fide CRC MedHerbs ed2; Herbs Commerce ed2) –
Weed
potential seed contaminant (fide Atlas WWeed; Invasive Pl Spec) –


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