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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")
Filed in taxon folder:Lamiaceae: Mentha arvensis x aquatica = M. x verticillata L. ("Whorled Mint")
Collected by:J Fraser
Collection date:14/8/1926
Locality:Cultivated Great Britain, VC17 Surrey, Kew, TQ17
Great Britain, VC16 West Kent, River Medway, TQ87
ex herb:J Fraser
exchanged:Watson Botanical Exchange Club
Institution:South London Botanical Institute (SLBI)
Image:Mentha arvensis x aquatica = M. x verticillata herbarium specimen from Kew, VC17 Surrey in 1926 by J Fraser.
fruits/flowers:mature flowers
notes:Except for its white flowers this comes very close to Smith's type M. acutifolia. Cultivation widens the leaves to some extent. J Fraser
Filing note:Mentha arvensis x aquatica vars

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+Mentha arvensis x aquatica = M. x verticillataGB, VC16 West Kent, River Medway
GB, VC17 Surrey, Kew Cultivated
J Fraser14/8/1926CGE

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Documented by xmhcman on 21st April 2013.

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