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Herbarium specimen: Mentha arvensis x aquatica = M. x verticillata

Taxon:Lamiaceae: Mentha arvensis x aquatica = M. x verticillata L. ("Whorled Mint")
det. Raymond Mervyn Harley 9/9/1957
Filed in taxon folder:Lamiaceae: Mentha arvensis x aquatica = M. x verticillata L. ("Whorled Mint")
Collected by:Laurence T Medlin
Collection date:8/1930
Locality:Great Britain, VC2 East Cornwall, Par, SX05, Par Moor
ex herb:Mr Edgar Thurston
Institution:Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (K)
Accession number:K001026472
Image:
© Kew
Mentha arvensis x aquatica = M. x verticillata herbarium specimen from Par, VC2 East Cornwall in 1930 by Laurence T Medlin.
fruits/flowers:mature flowers
notes:x M. verticillata Linn. var. paludosa (Sole) a very variable Mint from year to year even in the same spot. The leaves are elliptic and very hairy in exposure. The inflorescence may or may not be spicate in the same spot in different years.
J. Fraser June 1930

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Documented by xmhcman on 8th August 2014.

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