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.