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Herbarium specimen: Mentha spicata

Taxon:Lamiaceae: Mentha spicata L. ("Spear Mint")
named by Rex Alan Henry Graham 9/3/1956

I think this is a hairy form of M. spicata L. em. Huds.

Filed in taxon folder:Lamiaceae: Mentha spicata L. ("Spear Mint")
Collected by:J Fraser
Collection date:22/5/1927 (1)
1/9/1927 (2)
Locality:Cultivated Great Britain, VC17 Surrey, Kew, TQ17
Great Britain, VC17 Surrey, Friday Street, TQ1245
ex herb:J Fraser
Institution:Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (K)
Accession number:K001028090
Image:
© Kew
Mentha spicata herbarium specimen from Kew, VC17 Surrey in 1927 by J Fraser.
fruits/flowers:mature flowers
notes:
Filing note:Glabrous form on BF

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Documented by larry28025 on 29th August 2014.

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