Mentha ×piperita

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Distribution Map: Based on vouchered plant specimens only. View county names by placing the mouse cursor over a particular county.

Species Distribution Map
Family:LAMIACEAE
Species:Mentha ×piperita L.
Common Name:Peppermint
Habitat:**
Associated Ecological Communities:**
Growth Habit:Herb
Duration:Perennial
Category:Vascular
USDA Symbol:MEPI
Plant Notes:Hybrid between M. aquatica x M. spicata.
Taxonomic Notes:**
Status:Not Native, FACW (NWI)
References:**
Specimen: View specimen details in the Alabama Herbarium Consortium Specimen Database

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Classification

FamilyLAMIACEAE - Mint family
Genus Mentha
Species Mentha ×piperita L. - Peppermint

Citation

Citation Mentha × piperita Linnaeus, Sp. Pl. 2: 576–577. 1753.
Basionym: **
Type: "Mentha spicis brevioribus & habitioribus, foliis Menthae fuscae, sapore fervido Piperis" in Ray, Syn. Meth. Stirp. Brit., ed. 3, 234, t. 10, f. 2, 1724. Lectotypified by A.O. Tucker et al., Taxon 29: 235. 1980.

** Not applicable or data not available.

Synonyms

SynonymFull CitationBasionymType
Mentha aquatica var. piperita Mentha aquatica Linnaeus, var. piperita (Linnaeus) Alefeld, Landw. Fl. 115. 1866.Mentha Xpiperita Linnaeus 1753. 
Mentha eriantha Mentha eriantha K. Koch, Linnaea 21: 650. 1848.  
Mentha nigricans Mentha nigricans Miller, Gard. Dict., ed. 8. 1768, nom. illegit.Mentha piperita Linnaeus 1753. 
Mentha ×reverchonii Mentha x reverchonii Briquet, Bull. Soc. Bot. Gèneve 5: 67. 1889.  

Specimens and Distribution

This species has been reported in the following counties by the herbaria listed. An overview of the individual specimens are provided in the table that follows. Click on the accession number to view details; click on column headers to sort; choose a county or herbaria to filter the specimen data.

Counties included on distribution map: Autauga, Bibb, Blount, Calhoun, Conecuh, Coosa, Etowah, Jackson, Lee, Limestone, Madison, Marshall

Counties represented by specimen data listed below:

Herbaria represented by specimen data listed below: ALNHS, AUA, JSU, TROY, UNA, UWAL

Range of years during which specimens were collected: 1876 - 1876

Barcode / Accession No. County Coll. Date Collector &
Collection No.		 Herbarium &
Herbarium Name Used		 Image
UWAL0012529 Limestone 16 Jun 2013 Barger, T. Wayne
1166		 UWAL
Mentha × piperita Linnaeus
JSU126308 Jackson 31 Aug 1997 Ballard, J. Mark
7436		 JSU
Mentha ×piperita Linnaeus
JSU126309 Etowah 18 Oct 1975 Whetstone, R. David
7350		 JSU
Mentha ×piperita Linnaeus
UWAL0045644 Limestone 28 Jul 2018 Finzel, Brian
s.n.		 UWAL
Mentha × piperita Linnaeus
JSU126311 Bibb 31 Jul 1998 Whetstone, R. David
19645		 JSU
Mentha ×piperita Linnaeus
UNA00058551 Blount 25 Jul 1998 Keener, Brian R.
1331		 UNA
Mentha piperita Sole
JSU126306 Marshall 2 Aug 1993 Spaulding, Daniel D.
4332		 JSU
Mentha ×piperita Linnaeus
UNA00013198 Bibb 29 Jul 1876 Smith, Eugene A.
s.n.		 UNA
Mentha piperita Sole
AUA_ACC_71666 Limestone 16 Jun 2013 BARGER, T.WAYNE
SP1166		 AUA
MENTHA X PIPERITA L. (PRO SP.)
ALNHS00003384 Coosa 17 Aug 2015 Barger, T. Wayne
SP#1935		 ALNHS
Mentha xpiperita L.
JSU143870 Calhoun 16 May 1972 Davis, Pam
s.n.		 JSU
Mentha ×piperita Linnaeus
AUA_ACC_13489 Jackson 31 Jul 1966 ROGERS, KEN
 AUA
MENTHA X PIPERITA L. (PRO SP.)
TROY000020800 Blount 25 Jul 1998 Keener, Brian R.
1331		 TROY
Mentha ×piperita Linnaeus
TROY000006519 Conecuh 05 Jan 2002 Diamond, Alvin R.
12845		 TROY
Mentha ×piperita Linnaeus
JSU126310 Calhoun 30 Sep 1982 Whetstone, R. David
12603		 JSU
Mentha ×piperita Linnaeus
AUA_ACC_17399 Lee 15 Jul 1969 ATKESON, THOMAS D.
137		 AUA
MENTHA X PIPERITA L. (PRO SP.)
ALNHS00002092 Limestone 16 Jun 2013 Barger, T. Wayne
SP#1166		 ALNHS
Mentha xpiperita L.
JSU126307 Marshall 3 Aug 1974 Whetstone, R. David
3326		 JSU
Mentha ×piperita Linnaeus
UWAL0045605 Madison 12 Oct 2019 Finzel, Brian
s.n.		 UWAL
Mentha × piperita Linnaeus
TROY000020799 Autauga 07 Nov 2000 Mims, Melinda
17		 TROY
Mentha ×piperita Linnaeus
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