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Herbarium specimen: Mentha aquatica

Taxon:Lamiaceae: Mentha aquatica L. ("Water Mint")
det. J Fraser 11/1933

var. major Sole. A typical from of Sole's plant, with elongated leaves, narrowed both ends. Badly attacked by rust (Puccinia mentha)

Filed in taxon folder:Lamiaceae: Mentha aquatica L. ("Water Mint")
Collected by:Edgar Wolston Bertram Handsley Milne-Redhead
Collection date:10/9/1933
Locality:Great Britain, VC25 East Suffolk, Debach, TM25, in roadside ditch near Debach
Institution:Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (K)
Accession number:K001027123
Image:
© Kew
Mentha aquatica herbarium specimen from Debach, VC25 East Suffolk in 1933 by Edgar Wolston Bertram Handsley Milne-Redhead.
collector's number:1959
fruits/flowers:mature flowers
notes:with Epilobium hirsutum L. Plants 4 ft. tall

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Documented by xmhcman on 5th September 2014.

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