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Spearmint

Mentha spicata

Plants
IntroducedHerbPerennialaoût to octobre
Spearmint, In flower
Spearmint, In fruit
Spearmint, photo 3 of 5

Perennial herbaceous plant. Introduced to Québec. Grows in marshes. Flowers from August to October.

There are 105 observations of Spearmint in Québec, mostly in Capitale-Nationale, Montérégie and Montréal, and it has been reported in 14 of the 17 regions. They peak in July and August and become rare from October to April.

Through the year

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Where to see it

  1. Capitale-Nationale38
  2. Montérégie13
  3. Montréal10
  4. Chaudière-Appalaches9
  5. Laurentides7
  6. Estrie6
  7. Outaouais6
  8. Bas-Saint-Laurent5
  9. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine4
  10. Laval2
  11. Lanaudière2
  12. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean1
  13. Mauricie1
  14. Abitibi-Témiscamingue1

Habitat

MarshVyacheslav Argenberg

Taxonomy

KingdomPlantaePhylumTracheophytaClassMagnoliopsidaOrderLamialesFamilyLamiaceaeGenusMentha

Similar species

Horse MintMentha longifolia
Apple mintMentha suaveolens
Water mintMentha aquatica
Wild mintMentha arvensis
Common balmMelissa officinalis
American Corn MintMentha canadensis
American germanderTeucrium canadense
CatnipNepeta cataria
OreganoOriganum vulgare
Common motherwortLeonurus cardiaca
Wild basilClinopodium vulgare
Germander speedwellVeronica chamaedrys
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