Herbarium specimen: Mentha aquatica x spicata = M. x piperita
| Taxon: | Lamiaceae: Mentha aquatica x spicata = M. x piperita L. ("Peppermint") |
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| Filed in taxon folder: | Lamiaceae: Mentha aquatica x spicata = M. x piperita L. ("Peppermint") |
| Collected by: | Mr Arthur Bennett |
| Collection date: | 1888 |
| Locality: | Cultivated Great Britain, VC17 Surrey, Croydon, TQ36, Root from Cornwall by W Curnow Hort Croydon |
| ex herb: | Mr William Hadden Beeby |
| Institution: | South London Botanical Institute (SLBI) |
| Image: |  |
| collector's number: | 1223 |
| fruits/flowers: | mature flowers |
| notes: | Site details are now in line with other specimens. There seems to be confusion between the collector W Curnow and the place Porthcurno. |
| Filing note: | Mentha pubescens (longifolia x aquatica) |
Inferred details are marked.
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| taxon | locality | collectors | date | institution | ||
| + | Mentha aquatica x spicata = M. x piperita | GB, VC17 Surrey, Croydon Cultivated | Arthur Bennett | 1888 | SLBI | |
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