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Herbarium specimen: Mentha spicata

Taxon:Lamiaceae: Mentha spicata L. ("Spear Mint")
Other name:Lamiaceae: Mentha longifolia (L.) Huds. ("Horse Mint")
det. Rex Alan Henry Graham

The spikes are rather short, but this is probaly due to ... [obscured]

Filed in taxon folder:Lamiaceae: Mentha spicata L. ("Spear Mint")
Collected by:Mr Arthur Langford Still
Collection date:1/8/1940
Locality:Cultivated Great Britain, VC17 Surrey, Wallington, TQ26
Great Britain, VC2 East Cornwall, Crackington, SX19, Crackington Haven, 1939
ex herb:Mr Job Edward Lousley
Institution:Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (K)
Accession number:K001028037
Image:
© Kew
Mentha spicata herbarium specimen from Wallington, VC17 Surrey in 1940 by Mr Arthur Langford Still.
fruits/flowers:mature flowers
Filing note:Hairy form

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