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Wild Mint (Mentha arvensis)

Image ID: 2014/bf41T

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Native
Family: Lamiaceae (Mint)
Height: 0.5 to 2 ft.
Blooms: July to September
Leaf Type: toothed
Bloom Size:  0.25 in. (typical)
Flower Description: Flat or rounded clusters, Regular blooms, 4 parts
Location: Butler-Freeport Trail
Date:  8/1/2014
Notes: Leaves strongly scented.
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Wild Mint may be easily confused with:
We started out as wildflowers from the bicycle trails of western Pennsylvania, but we've grown!
Meyer, Joseph E. (1918). The Herbalist and Herb Doctor. Hammond, Ind.: Indiana Herb Gardens. 400 pp.

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