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Herbarium specimen: Mentha spicata

Taxon:Lamiaceae: Mentha spicata L. ("Spear Mint")
Other name:Lamiaceae: Mentha longifolia (L.) Huds. ("Horse Mint")
det. Rex Alan Henry Graham 26/3/1958
Filed in taxon folder:Lamiaceae: Mentha spicata L. ("Spear Mint")
Collected by:Francis Morland Day
Collection date:25/10/1943
Locality:Great Britain, VC37 Worcestershire, Upton on Severn, SO84, Brick Pits
Institution:Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (K)
Accession number:K001028060
Image:
© Kew
Mentha spicata herbarium specimen from Upton on Severn, VC37 Worcestershire in 1943 by Francis Morland Day.
notes:Collector's note: The smaller piece is, I suppose, the hairy form which often seems to occur in autumn. There is also a note signed A L Still which is largely illegible but deals with identification features.
Filing note:Hairy form

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+Mentha spicataGB, VC37 Worcestershire, Upton on SevernFrancis Morland Day25/10/1943K

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