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Mentha spicata L.

Protologue Sp. Pl. 2: 576. 1753 [1 May 1753]BHL pageIPNI
AcceptedGBIF
Least Concern
Mentha spicata--Georgia. Lagodekhi (city limits). 11 Jun 05. 001.jpg

Mentha spicata--Georgia. Lagodekhi (city limits). 11 Jun 05. 001.jpg

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Mentha spicata--Georgia. Lagodekhi (city limits). 11 Jun 05. 009.jpg

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Mentha spicata--Georgia. Lagodekhi (city limits). 11 Jun 05. 007.jpg

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Mentha spicata--Georgia. Lagodekhi (city limits). 11 Jun 05. 005.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Mentha spicata--Georgia. Lagodekhi (city limits). 11 Jun 05. 002.jpg

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Mentha spicata--Georgia. Lagodekhi (city limits). 11 Jun 05. 006.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Mentha spicata--Georgia. Lagodekhi (city limits). 11 Jun 05. 004.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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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.

Distribution

Distribution from Plants of the World Online (POWO). View the accepted name on POWO

Occurrences

No collection number

June 11, 2005

Location

Georgia, Kakheti, Lagodekhi

41.843611, 46.285278

Location Remarks

Lagodekhi Forest Reserve

Collectors

No collectors specified

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Lamiales

Family

Lamiaceae

Genus

Mentha

Specific Epithet

spicata

Authorship

L.

Taxonomic Opinions

GBIFWFOPOWO

Conservation (EDGE)

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

Least Concern

IUCN Red List

EDGE score

0.1

Global rank

#270,509 of 335,497

Top 81%

Extinction probability

5%

Source: Flowering plants EDGE assessment →