American cornmint

Mentha canadensis

Summary 6

Mentha canadensis (syn. M. arvensis var. canadensis) is a species of mint commonly known as American wild mint, native to North America (from Northwest Territories to central Mexico), or known as bakha, East Asian wild mint, or Japanese Mint (M. arvensis var. piperascens) in eastern Asia (Siberia to Java) and the Northern Territory of Australia. The flowers are bluish or a slight violet tint. The plant is upright about 4 inches

Sources and Credits

  1. (c) Alex Abair, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Alex Abair
  2. (c) thesnaguy, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), uploaded by thesnaguy
  3. (c) Brittany, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Brittany
  4. (c) mfeaver, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by mfeaver
  5. (c) kevinhintsa, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by kevinhintsa
  6. (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mentha_canadensis

More Info

iNat Map

Flowering season fall, summer
Flower color purple, white