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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. John Kenneth Morton 1974
Filed in taxon folder:Lamiaceae: Mentha spicata L. ("Spear Mint")
Collected by:John Kenneth Morton
Collection date:10/9/1956
Locality:Great Britain, VC1 West Cornwall, Praa Sands, SW52, 'Prah' Sands. By stream at its mouth.
ex herb:John Kenneth Morton
University of Waterloo
Institution:Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (K)
Accession number:K001028078
Image:
© Kew
Mentha spicata herbarium specimen from Praa Sands, VC1 West Cornwall in 1956 by John Kenneth Morton.
collector's number:4584
fruits/flowers:mature flowers
notes:2n = 48 [includes packet] = spicata L.
Filing note:Hairy form

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Documented by xmhcman on 10th September 2014.

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