Herbarium specimen: Mentha spicata

Taxon:	Lamiaceae: Mentha spicata L. ("Spear Mint") det. Raymond Mervyn Harley 5/6/1978 forma. falls within the range of M. scotica R.A. Gr. but note the abundance of ripe nutlets which is rare in this clone.
Filed in taxon folder:	Lamiaceae: Mentha spicata L. ("Spear Mint")
Collected by:	Mary McCallum Webster
Collection date:	13/9/1976
Locality:	Great Britain, VC95 Moray, Rafford, NJ0556, Roadside ditch opposite Rafford Kirk. grid 38/0556 [= NJ0556]
Institution:	Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (K)
Accession number:	K001028107
Image: © Kew
collector's number:	19,319
fruits/flowers:	mature flowers
notes:	Strong foetid scent
Filing note:	(scotica)

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Documented by xmhcman on 19^th September 2014.

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