Mentha spicata

spearmint, bush mint
Family

Lamiaceae

Leaf Arrangement

opposite

Leaf Attachment

petiolate, sessile, subsessile

Leaf Margin

serrate

Leaf Type

simple

Leaf Shape

oblong, elliptic, lanceolate, ovate

Growth Form

forb

Flower Color

blue, purple, white

Flower Month

June - November

Height (meters)

0.3 - 1.2

Milky Sap

No

Armed/Unarmed

Unarmed

Origin

introduced

Lifespan

perennial


Wetland Class

FACW

Habitat

Moist fields, meadows, banks of streams and ditches, lake shores, waste places.