Wellesley College: Edible Ecosystem Teaching Garden

Oregano

Oregano (pronounced UK: /ɒrɨˈɡɑːnoʊ/, US: /əˈrɛɡənoʊ/) – scientifically named Origanum vulgare by Carolus Linnaeus – is a common species of Origanum, a genus of the mint family (Lamiaceae). It is native to warm-temperate western and southwestern Eurasia and the Mediterranean region.

Pycnanthemum tenuifolium

Pycnanthemum tenuifolium (little-leaved or slender-leaved mountain mint) is a plant in the mint family, Lamiaceae.

Virginia mountain mint

Pycnanthemum virginianum (Virginia mountain mint) is a plant in the mint family, Lamiaceae. It is a herbaceous plant with narrow, opposite, simple leaves, on wiry, green stems. The flowers are white with purplish spotting, borne in summer. Like most plants in the genus, the foliage has a strong mint fragrance when crushed or disturbed. It is native to the eastern United ...more ↓

Corn Mint

Mentha arvensis (Field Mint (पुदीना/ Pudina in Hindi), Wild Mint or Corn Mint) is a species of mint with a circumboreal distribution. It is native to the temperate regions of Europe and western and central Asia, east to the Himalaya and eastern Siberia, and North America.

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