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Mentha spicata L.






Mount Usu / Sarobetsu post-mined peatland
From left: Crater basin in 1986 and 2006. Cottongrass / Daylily

Mentha L. (ハッカ)
Midorihakka (ミドリハッカ, 緑薄荷), spearmint
Lifeform: perennial forb, with 30-60 cm in height
Distribution: native to Europe (exotic to Japan)
Habitat: sunny and mesic grasslands
Chromosome number: 2n = 24
Synonyms:

Mentha viridis (L.) L.

var. crispa Benth. (オランダハッカ, s.s.) or
cv. crispa
Orandahakka (オランダハッカ, 阿蘭陀薄荷, s.s.)
Distribuiton: introduced to Japan in Edo Era
Hybrids: occuring frequently (sometimes difficulties in the identification)
Synonyms:

Mentha viridis (L.) L. var. crispa Benth.
Mentha crispata Schrad. ex Willd.

索引

Mentha spicata in Hokkaido


var. crispa (cv. crispa)

ST1 ST2 ST3
[1-3] in a wet wasteland on N25/W3, North Ward, Sapporo, on August 31 2018.

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