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Herbarium specimen: Mentha aquatica x spicata = M. x piperita

Taxon:Lamiaceae: Mentha aquatica x spicata = M. x piperita L. ("Peppermint")
named by Rex Alan Henry Graham 19/11/1951
Filed in taxon folder:Lamiaceae: Mentha aquatica x spicata = M. x piperita L. ("Peppermint")
Collected by:Mr George Claridge Druce
Collection date:9/1891
Locality:Great Britain, VC22 Berkshire, Didcot, SU58, 'Didcot Oxon'
ex herb:Mr George Claridge Druce
Institution:Cambridge University (CGE)
Image:Mentha aquatica x spicata = M. x piperita herbarium specimen from Didcot, VC22 Berkshire in 1891 by Mr George Claridge Druce.
fruits/flowers:mature flowers
notes:'M affinis Boreau - G C Druce'
'nearer I think to M gentilis is foliage - E S Marshal'
'M piperita var vulgaris Sole - this is Briquet's var Druceana, which is too near to var vulgaris to warrant differentiation - M J C...?'

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+Mentha aquatica x spicata = M. x piperitaGB, VC22 Berkshire, DidcotGeorge Claridge Druce9/1891CGE
+Mentha aquatica x spicata = M. x piperitaGB, VC22 Berkshire, DidcotGeorge Claridge Druce10/1891OXF

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