Native to 41 botanical countries across Europe, Africa, Temperate Asia, and Tropical Asia; introduced into 102 botanical countries across Europe, Africa, Temperate Asia, Tropical Asia, Australasia, Pacific, Northern America, Southern America, and Other regions (source: POWO). Flora of the World documents 1 occurrence across 1 country.
Location
Georgia, Kakheti, Lagodekhi
41.843611, 46.285278
Location Remarks
Lagodekhi Forest Reserve
Collectors
No collectors specified
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Lamiales
Family
Lamiaceae
Genus
Mentha
Specific Epithet
spicata
Authorship
L.
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
Lower
ED 1.9
Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.
Threat status
IUCN Red List
EDGE score
0.1
Global rank
#270,509 of 335,497
Top 81%
Extinction probability
5%