Taxon:
Mentha aquatica L. var. aquatica
Summary
Verified:
09/16/2011
ARS Systematic Botanists.
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Reference(s)
- Tucker, A. O. & R. F. C. Naczi. 2007. Mentha: an overview of its classification and relationships. Mint: the genus Mentha 16-17. Note: CRC Press, Boca Raton.
- Voirin, B. et al. 1999. Free flavonoid aglycones as markers of parentage in Mentha aquatica, M. citrata, M. spicata and M. × piperita. Phytochemistry 50:1189-1193.
Common names
English
water mint – French
menthe acuatique – German
Wasser-Minze – Italian
mentha d'acqua –
Distribution
order_code | Status | Continent | Subcontinent | Country | State | Note |
1 | Native | Africa | East Tropical Africa | Kenya | | |
1 | Native | Africa | East Tropical Africa | Tanzania | | |
1 | Native | Africa | East Tropical Africa | Uganda | | |
1 | Native | Africa | Macaronesia | Portugal | Azores | |
1 | Native | Africa | Macaronesia | Portugal | Madeira Islands | |
1 | Native | Africa | Northeast Tropical Africa | Ethiopia | | |
1 | Native | Africa | Northern Africa | Algeria | | n. |
1 | Native | Africa | Northern Africa | Libya | | n. |
1 | Native | Africa | Northern Africa | Morocco | | |
1 | Native | Africa | Northern Africa | Tunisia | | |
1 | Native | Africa | South Tropical Africa | Malawi | | |
1 | Native | Africa | Southern Africa | Botswana | | n. |
1 | Native | Africa | Southern Africa | Eswatini | | |
1 | Native | Africa | Southern Africa | Lesotho | | |
1 | Native | Africa | Southern Africa | Namibia | | |
1 | Native | Africa | Southern Africa | South Africa | Eastern Cape | |
1 | Native | Africa | Southern Africa | South Africa | Gauteng | |
1 | Native | Africa | Southern Africa | South Africa | KwaZulu-Natal | |
1 | Native | Africa | Southern Africa | South Africa | Limpopo | |
1 | Native | Africa | Southern Africa | South Africa | Mpumalanga | |
1 | Native | Africa | Southern Africa | South Africa | Northern Cape | |
1 | Native | Africa | Southern Africa | South Africa | North-West | |
1 | Native | Africa | Southern Africa | South Africa | Western Cape | |
1 | Native | Asia-Temperate | Caucasus | Armenia | | |
1 | Native | Asia-Temperate | Caucasus | Azerbaijan | | |
1 | Native | Asia-Temperate | Caucasus | Georgia | | |
1 | Native | Asia-Temperate | Caucasus | Russian Federation | Dagestan | |
1 | Native | Asia-Temperate | Caucasus | Russian Federation-Ciscaucasia | Ciscaucasia | |
1 | Native | Asia-Temperate | Western Asia | Cyprus | | |
1 | Native | Asia-Temperate | Western Asia | Iran | | |
1 | Native | Asia-Temperate | Western Asia | Israel | | |
1 | Native | Asia-Temperate | Western Asia | Lebanon | | |
1 | Native | Asia-Temperate | Western Asia | Syria | | |
1 | Native | Asia-Temperate | Western Asia | Turkey | | |
1 | Native | Europe | Eastern Europe | Belarus | | |
1 | Native | Europe | Eastern Europe | Estonia | | |
1 | Native | Europe | Eastern Europe | Latvia | | |
1 | Native | Europe | Eastern Europe | Lithuania | | |
1 | Native | Europe | Eastern Europe | Moldova | | |
1 | Native | Europe | Eastern Europe | Russian Federation-European part | European part | s. |
1 | Native | Europe | Eastern Europe | Ukraine | | incl. Krym |
1 | Native | Europe | Middle Europe | Austria | | |
1 | Native | Europe | Middle Europe | Belgium | | |
1 | Native | Europe | Middle Europe | Czechoslovakia | | |
1 | Native | Europe | Middle Europe | Germany | | |
1 | Native | Europe | Middle Europe | Hungary | | |
1 | Native | Europe | Middle Europe | Netherlands | | |
1 | Native | Europe | Middle Europe | Poland | | |
1 | Native | Europe | Middle Europe | Switzerland | | |
1 | Native | Europe | Northern Europe | Denmark | | |
1 | Native | Europe | Northern Europe | Finland | | |
1 | Native | Europe | Northern Europe | Ireland | | |
1 | Native | Europe | Northern Europe | Norway | | |
1 | Native | Europe | Northern Europe | Sweden | | |
1 | Native | Europe | Northern Europe | United Kingdom | | |
1 | Native | Europe | Southeastern Europe | Albania | | |
1 | Native | Europe | Southeastern Europe | Bulgaria | | |
1 | Native | Europe | Southeastern Europe | Former Yugoslavia | | |
1 | Native | Europe | Southeastern Europe | Greece | | incl. Crete |
1 | Native | Europe | Southeastern Europe | Italy | | incl. Sardinia, Sicily |
1 | Native | Europe | Southeastern Europe | Romania | | |
1 | Native | Europe | Southwestern Europe | France | | incl. Corsica |
1 | Native | Europe | Southwestern Europe | Portugal | | |
1 | Native | Europe | Southwestern Europe | Spain | | incl. Baleares |
2 | Cultivated | | | | | also cult. |
4 | Naturalized | Europe | Northern Europe | Iceland | | |
Native
Africa
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MACARONESIA:
Portugal [Azores, Madeira Islands]
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NORTHERN AFRICA:
Algeria (n.), Libya (n.), Morocco, Tunisia
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NORTHEAST TROPICAL AFRICA:
Ethiopia
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EAST TROPICAL AFRICA:
Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda
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SOUTH TROPICAL AFRICA:
Malawi
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SOUTHERN AFRICA:
Botswana (n.), Lesotho, Namibia, Eswatini, South Africa [KwaZulu-Natal, Eastern Cape, Northern Cape, Western Cape, Gauteng, Limpopo, Mpumalanga, North-West]
Asia-Temperate
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WESTERN ASIA:
Cyprus, Iran, Israel, Lebanon, Syria, Turkey
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CAUCASUS:
Russian Federation-Ciscaucasia [Ciscaucasia], Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Russian Federation [Dagestan]
Europe
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NORTHERN EUROPE:
Denmark, Finland, United Kingdom, Ireland, Norway, Sweden
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MIDDLE EUROPE:
Czechoslovakia, Austria, Belgium, Switzerland, Germany, Hungary, Netherlands, Poland
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EASTERN EUROPE:
Russian Federation-European part [European part (s.)], Belarus, Estonia, Lithuania, Latvia, Moldova, Ukraine (incl. Krym)
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SOUTHEASTERN EUROPE:
Former Yugoslavia, Albania, Bulgaria, Greece (incl. Crete), Italy (incl. Sardinia, Sicily), Romania
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SOUTHWESTERN EUROPE:
Spain (incl. Baleares), France (incl. Corsica), Portugal
Cultivated
(also cult.)
Naturalized
Europe
Economic Uses
Usage | Type | Note | Reference |
Environmental | ornamental | | Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium. 1976. Hortus third. |
Environmental | ornamental | | Huxley, A., ed. 1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening |
Food additives | flavoring | | Duke, J. A. et al. 2002. CRC Handbook of medicinal herbs |
Food additives | flavoring | | McGuffin, M., J. T. Kartesz, A. Y. Leung, & A. O. Tucker. 2000. Herbs of commerce, ed. 2 American Herbal Products Association, Silver Spring, Maryland. |
Medicines | folklore | | Kunkel, G. 1984. Plants for human consumption |