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Mentha spicata

Spearmint

GNRUnranked Found in 12 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →

GNRUnrankedGlobal Rank

Least concernIUCN

Identity

Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.157645

Element CodePDLAM13060

Record TypeSPECIES

ClassificationSpecies

Classification StatusStandard

Name CategoryVascular Plant

IUCNLeast concern

KingdomPlantae

PhylumAnthophyta

ClassDicotyledoneae

OrderLamiales

FamilyLamiaceae

GenusMentha

Other Common Names

Menthe à épis (FR) spearmint (EN)

Concept Reference

Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.

Conservation Status

Change Date1994-03-22

Ecology & Habitat

Other Nations (2)

CanadaNNA

Province	Rank	Native
Quebec	SNA	No
Nova Scotia	SNA	No
Alberta	SNA	No
Prince Edward Island	SNA	No
Manitoba	SNA	No
Ontario	SNA	No
New Brunswick	SNA	No
Saskatchewan	SNA	No
British Columbia	SNA	No

United StatesNNA

Province	Rank	Native
North Carolina	SNA	No
Alaska	SNA	No
South Carolina	SNA	No
Washington	SNA	No
Virginia	SNA	No
West Virginia	SNA	No
Connecticut	SNA	No
Wisconsin	SNA	No
Indiana	SNA	No
California	SNA	No
Arizona	SNA	No
Alabama	SNA	No
Utah	SNA	No
Oklahoma	SNA	No
Idaho	SNA	No
Louisiana	SNA	No
Michigan	SNA	No
Hawaii	SNA	No
Maine	SNA	No
Colorado	SNA	No
Wyoming	SNA	No
Delaware	SNA	No
Maryland	SNA	No
South Dakota	SNA	No
Florida	SNA	No
Montana	SNA	No
Minnesota	SNA	No
Illinois	SNA	No
Nebraska	SNA	No
Iowa	SNA	No
Texas	SNA	No
Vermont	SNA	No
New York	SNA	No
Missouri	SNA	No
Rhode Island	SNA	No
New Jersey	SNA	No
Massachusetts	SNA	No
Arkansas	SNA	No
Tennessee	SNA	No
Kentucky	SNA	No
Ohio	SNA	No
Pennsylvania	SNA	No
New Hampshire	SNA	No
New Mexico	SNA	No
District of Columbia	SNA	No
Oregon	SNA	No
Georgia	SNA	No
Kansas	SNA	No
Nevada	SNA	No
Mississippi	SNA	No

Plant Characteristics

Economic Value (Genus)No

Roadless Areas (12)

Arizona (1)

Area	Forest	Acres
Sierra Ancha Wilderness Contiguous	Tonto National Forest	7,787

California (9)

Area	Forest	Acres
Barker Valley	Cleveland National Forest	11,940
Cutca Valley	Cleveland National Forest	14,530
Eagle Peak	Cleveland National Forest	6,481
No Name	Cleveland National Forest	4,897
Rincon	Sequoia National Forest	54,610
Strawberry Peak	Angeles National Forest	7,245
Tule	Angeles National Forest	9,861
West Girard	Shasta-Trinity National Forest	37,516
Woodpecker	Sequoia National Forest	11,936

New Mexico (1)

Area	Forest	Acres
Meadow Creek	Gila National Forest	34,167

North Carolina (1)

Area	Forest	Acres
Overflow Creek	Nantahala National Forest	3,379

References (1)

Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.