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PLANTS

Wild mint

Mentha arvensis

Plants
HerbPerennialWhite flowersjuillet to octobre
Wild mint, In flower
Wild mint, In fruit
Wild mint, Flower buds
79 cmHeight

Perennial herbaceous plant reaching 79 cm. Grows in fields and in conifers. White flowers, from July to October.

There are 343 observations of Wild mint in Québec, mostly in Capitale-Nationale, Côte-Nord and Chaudière-Appalaches, and it has been reported in every region. They peak from July to September and become rare from November to April.

Through the year

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Where to see it

  1. Capitale-Nationale57
  2. Côte-Nord54
  3. Chaudière-Appalaches38
  4. Montérégie37
  5. Estrie35
  6. Laurentides27
  7. Abitibi-Témiscamingue15
  8. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine13
  9. Nord-du-Québec12
  10. Outaouais11
  11. Centre-du-Québec10
  12. Mauricie10
  13. Bas-Saint-Laurent7
  14. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean7
  15. Montréal6
  16. Laval2
  17. Lanaudière2

Habitat

ConifersCephas
FieldsMario Hains

Similar species

American Corn MintMentha canadensis
Water mintMentha aquatica
SpearmintMentha spicata
Wild basilClinopodium vulgare
OreganoOriganum vulgare
Horse MintMentha longifolia
European bugleweedLycopus europaeus
Germander speedwellVeronica chamaedrys
Common selfhealPrunella vulgaris
Apple mintMentha suaveolens
BugleweedLycopus uniflorus
Common motherwortLeonurus cardiaca