Kingdom:
Phylum:
Angiosperms
Order:
Lamiales
Family:
Genus:
Species:
aquatica
ID:
240996

Status:
valid

Authors:
L.

Source:
wcs

Year:
1753

Citation Micro:
Sp. Pl. : 576 (1753)

WFO Identifier:
wfo-0000240328

Common Names

  • Mentha aquatica
  • Aquatica Mentha
  • Water Mint

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Synonyms

  • Marrubium aquaticum Uspenski [unknown]
  • Mentha acuta Opiz [unknown]
  • Mentha acutata Opiz [unknown]
  • Mentha adspersa Moench [unknown]
  • Mentha affinis Boreau [unknown]
  • Mentha riparia angustata Opiz ex Heinr.Braun [unknown]
  • Mentha aquatica calaminthifolia Vis. [unknown]
  • Mentha aquatica caput-medusae Trautm. & Urum. [unknown]
  • Mentha duriuscula Heinr.Braun & Topitz [unknown]
  • Mentha aquatica limnetes Topitz [unknown]
  • Mentha aquatica polyanthetica Topitz [unknown]
  • Mentha stagnalis Topitz [unknown]
  • Mentha aquatica subdentata R.Jančić [unknown]
  • Mentha aromatica Opiz ex Déségl. [unknown]
  • Mentha augusta Opiz ex Déségl. [unknown]
  • Mentha auneticensis Opiz [unknown]
  • Mentha aurita Weihe ex Fresen. [unknown]
  • Mentha avellini Tod. ex Bertol. [unknown]
  • Mentha avellini Tod. ex Lojac. [unknown]
  • Mentha brachiata Weihe ex Fresen. [unknown]
  • Mentha bugulifolia Weihe ex Fresen. [unknown]
  • Mentha calaminthifolia Heinr.Braun [unknown]
  • Mentha capitata Opiz [unknown]
  • Mentha chaixii Strail [unknown]
  • Mentha citrata Ehrh. [unknown]
  • Mentha cordata Jan ex Nyman [unknown]
  • Mentha crenato-dentata Strail [unknown]
  • Mentha denticulata Strail [unknown]
  • Mentha deseglisei Malinv. [unknown]
  • Mentha dubia Chaix ex Vill. [unknown]
  • Mentha dunensis Strail [unknown]
  • Mentha duriuscula (Heinr.Braun & Topitz) Trautm. [deprecated]
  • Mentha aquatica elongata (Pérard) Pérard [unknown]
  • Mentha elongata Heinr.Braun [unknown]
  • Mentha eriantha K.Koch [unknown]
  • Mentha glabra Colla [unknown]
  • Mentha glomerata Stokes [unknown]
  • Mentha grandidentata Strail [unknown]
  • Mentha hirsuta Huds. [unknown]
  • Mentha hirta Cald. [unknown]
  • Mentha hybrida F.Aresch. [unknown]
  • Mentha hygrophila Topitz [unknown]
  • Mentha hystrix Heinr.Braun [unknown]
  • Mentha inciso-serrata Strail [unknown]
  • Mentha intermedia Host [unknown]
  • Mentha intricata Debeaux [unknown]
  • Mentha late-ovata Strail [unknown]
  • Mentha latifolia Nolte ex Hornem. [unknown]
  • Mentha limicola Strail [unknown]
  • Mentha limnetes Trautm. [unknown]
  • Mentha limosa Heinr.Braun [unknown]
  • Mentha littoralis Strail [unknown]
  • Mentha lloydii Boreau [unknown]
  • Mentha lobeliana Heinr.Braun [unknown]
  • Mentha macrocephala Strail [unknown]
  • Mentha microcephala Strail [unknown]
  • Mentha ortmanniana minoriflora Borbás ex Heinr.Braun [unknown]
  • Mentha nederheimensis Strail [unknown]
  • Mentha nepetifolia Lej. ex Malinv. [unknown]
  • Mentha nigrescens Weihe ex Fresen. [unknown]
  • Mentha obliqua Raf. [unknown]
  • Mentha obtuseserrata Opiz ex Malinv. [unknown]
  • Mentha obtusifolia Opiz ex Déségl. [unknown]
  • Mentha origanoides Ten. [unknown]
  • Mentha origanoides Lej. ex Fingerh. [unknown]
  • Mentha ortmanniana Opiz [unknown]
  • Mentha paludosa Sole [unknown]
  • Mentha palustris Mill. [unknown]
  • Mentha aquatica pedunculata Pers. [unknown]
  • Mentha pireana Strail [unknown]
  • Mentha polyanthetica Trautm. [unknown]
  • Mentha probabilis Schur [unknown]
  • Mentha aquatica pseudopiperita Tausch ex Heinr.Braun [unknown]
  • Mentha purpurea Host [unknown]
  • Mentha pyrifolia Heinr.Braun [unknown]
  • Mentha pyrifolia Kern [unknown]
  • Mentha ramosissima Strail [unknown]
  • Mentha ranina Opiz [unknown]
  • Mentha riparia Schreb. [unknown]
  • Mentha riparia Lej. ex Malinv. [unknown]
  • Mentha rudaeana Opiz [unknown]
  • Mentha sativa Sm. [unknown]
  • Mentha soleana Strail [unknown]
  • Mentha stolonifera Opiz [unknown]
  • Mentha subspicata Weihe ex Fresen. [unknown]
  • Mentha subthermalis Trautm. [unknown]
  • Mentha tinantiana Lej. ex Malinv. [unknown]
  • Mentha trojana Heinr.Braun [unknown]
  • Mentha umbrosa Opiz [unknown]
  • Mentha urticifolia Ten. [unknown]
  • Mentha viennensis Opiz [unknown]
  • Mentha weiheana Opiz [unknown]
  • Mentha weissenburgensis Schultz ex Nyman [unknown]
  • Mentha aquatica citrata (Ehrh.) W.C.Werner [unknown]
  • Mentha aquatica lloydii (Boreau) Nyman [unknown]
  • Mentha hirsuta origanoides (Ten.) Nyman [unknown]
  • Mentha suavis avellinii (Tod. ex Bertol.) Nyman [unknown]
  • Mentha aquatica eriantha (K.Koch) Nyman [unknown]
  • Mentha sativa palustris (Mill.) Nyman [unknown]
  • Mentha sativa paludosa (Sole) Nyman [unknown]
  • Mentha hirsuta legitima Becker [unknown]
  • Mentha aquatica subintegrifolia Strail [unknown]
  • Mentha aquatica riparia Strail [unknown]
  • Mentha aquatica major Sole [unknown]
  • Mentha aquatica weiheana (Opiz) Fiori & Paol. [unknown]
  • Mentha aquatica turrita Briq. [unknown]
  • Mentha aquatica incisoserrata (Strail) Briq. [unknown]
  • Mentha aquatica denticulata (Strail) Heinr.Braun [unknown]
  • Mentha aquatica hypeuria Briq. [unknown]
  • Mentha aquatica arguta Lej. ex Briq. [unknown]
  • Mentha aquatica minor Sole [unknown]
  • Mentha aquatica capitata (Opiz) Briq. [unknown]
  • Mentha aquatica grandidentata (Strail) Briq. [unknown]
  • Mentha hirsuta lobeliana Becker [unknown]
  • Mentha aquatica hirsuta (Huds.) Huds. [unknown]
  • Mentha aquatica maxima Topitz [unknown]
  • Mentha aquatica valdelata Topitz [unknown]
  • Mentha aquatica latiovalis Topitz [unknown]
  • Mentha aquatica medaquensis Topitz [unknown]
  • Mentha aquatica erromena Topitz [unknown]
  • Mentha aquatica solida Topitz [unknown]
  • Mentha aquatica cheitessa Topitz [unknown]
  • Mentha aquatica subsessilifolia Topitz [unknown]
  • Mentha aquatica schlinseana Topitz [unknown]
  • Mentha aquatica riparia (Schreb.) Topitz [unknown]
  • Mentha aquatica luxurians Topitz [unknown]
  • Mentha aquatica stoderiana Topitz [unknown]
  • Mentha aquatica trichophylla Topitz [unknown]
  • Mentha aquatica illensis Topitz [unknown]
  • Mentha aquatica leptocephala Topitz [unknown]
  • Mentha aquatica agenensis Topitz [unknown]
  • Mentha aquatica lloydii (Boreau) Gren. [unknown]
  • Mentha aquatica rauscheri (Topitz) Topitz [unknown]
  • Mentha aquatica psilophylla Topitz [unknown]
  • Mentha aquatica plerotricha Topitz [unknown]
  • Mentha aquatica uberrima Topitz [unknown]
  • Mentha aquatica verticicola Topitz [unknown]
  • Mentha aquatica metabola Briq. [unknown]
  • Mentha aquatica eriomastix Briq. [unknown]
  • Mentha lloydii opaca Topitz [unknown]
  • Mentha riparia umbraticola Heinr.Braun [unknown]
  • Mentha cetica Heinr.Braun [unknown]
  • Mentha rauscheri Topitz [unknown]
  • Mentha pedunculata Pers. [unknown]
  • Mentha aquatica crenatodentata (Strail) Heinr.Braun [unknown]
  • Mentha riparia umbrosa (Opiz) Heinr.Braun [unknown]
  • Mentha riparia acuta (Opiz) Heinr.Braun [unknown]
  • Mentha rudaeana ranina (Opiz) Heinr.Braun [unknown]
  • Mentha hirsuta purpurea Host ex Heinr.Braun [unknown]
  • Mentha hirsuta limosa Schur [unknown]
  • Mentha hirsuta aquatica Lej. & Courtois [unknown]
  • Mentha hirsuta riparia (Schreb.) Becker [unknown]
  • Mentha scordiastrum auneticensis (Opiz) Heinr.Braun [unknown]
  • Mentha aquatica bakeri Briq. [unknown]
  • Mentha aquatica lanigera Briq. [unknown]
  • Mentha aquatica bicknellii Briq. [unknown]
  • Mentha aquatica barbigera Briq. [unknown]
  • Mentha aquatica limnobia Briq. [unknown]
  • Mentha aquatica cordata Prodán [unknown]
  • Mentha aquatica hirsuta (Huds.) Wimm. & Grab. [unknown]
  • Mentha aquatica latifolia Wimm. & Grab. [unknown]
  • Mentha aquatica oblongifolia Wimm. & Grab. [unknown]
  • Mentha aquatica brachiata Wimm. & Grab. [unknown]
  • Mentha aquatica obscura Wimm. & Grab. [unknown]
  • Mentha aquatica pyrifolia (Heinr.Braun) Topitz [unknown]
  • Mentha aquatica limosa (Schur) Topitz [unknown]
  • Mentha aquatica odorata Fr. [unknown]
  • Mentha aquatica subsativa Fr. [unknown]
  • Mentha aquatica suavifolia Fr. [unknown]
  • Mentha aquatica capitata Fr. [unknown]
  • Mentha aquatica subspicata Benth. [unknown]
  • Mentha aquatica chaixii Timb.-Lagr. [unknown]
  • Mentha aquatica hirsuta (Huds.) Pérard [unknown]
  • Mentha aquatica purpurea (Host) Pérard [unknown]
  • Mentha aquatica elongata Pérard [unknown]
  • Mentha aquatica pusilla Pérard [unknown]
  • Mentha subspicata hirsuta Pérard [unknown]
  • Mentha subspicata bracteosa Pérard [unknown]
  • Mentha aquatica affinis Rouy [unknown]
  • Mentha aquatica dubia (Chaix ex Vill.) Strail [unknown]
  • Mentha aquatica briquetiana Rouy [unknown]
  • Mentha verticillata riparia (Schreb.) Rouy [unknown]
  • Mentha hirsuta latifolia Becker [unknown]
  • Mentha hirsuta subspicata Becker [unknown]
  • Mentha verticillata subspicata (Weihe ex Fresen.) Rouy [unknown]
  • Mentha verticillata paludosa (Sole) Rouy [unknown]
  • Mentha aquatica slavonica Topitz [unknown]
  • Mentha aquatica tiroliensis Topitz [unknown]
  • Mentha aquatica pontica Topitz [unknown]
  • Mentha aquatica duriuscula Topitz [unknown]
  • Mentha aquatica aradensis Topitz [unknown]
  • Mentha aquatica gnaphalifrons Topitz [unknown]
  • Mentha aquatica serratula Topitz [unknown]
  • Mentha aquatica stagnalis (Topitz) Topitz [unknown]
  • Mentha aquatica lasiotricha Topitz [unknown]
  • Mentha aquatica macrocephalota Topitz [unknown]
  • Mentha aquatica subhirsuta Topitz [unknown]
  • Mentha aquatica macrophylla Topitz [unknown]
  • Mentha aquatica lobeliana (Becker) Topitz [unknown]
  • Mentha aquatica pseudopiperita (Tausch ex Heinr.Braun) Topitz [unknown]
  • Mentha aquatica icmadogena Topitz [unknown]
  • Mentha aquatica carolovicensis Topitz [unknown]
  • Mentha aquatica subriparia Topitz [unknown]
  • Mentha aquatica silesiaca Topitz [unknown]
  • Mentha aquatica maculosa Topitz [unknown]
  • Mentha aquatica perlata Topitz [unknown]
  • Mentha aquatica stricta K.Koch [unknown]
  • Mentha macrophylla Waisb. ex Trautm. [unknown]
  • Mentha aquatica subthermalis (Trautm.) Soó [unknown]
  • Mentha aquatica simplex Wimm. & Grab. [unknown]
  • Mentha aquatica lobeliana (Becker) Briq. [unknown]
  • Mentha aquatica submersa Glück [unknown]
  • Mentha aquatica grandifolia Sennen [unknown]
  • Mentha aquatica clinopodiiflora Sennen [unknown]
  • Mentha aquatica microcephala Sennen [unknown]
  • Mentha aquatica longipedunculata Sennen [unknown]
  • Mentha aquatica pauciflora Sennen [unknown]
  • Mentha aquatica litoralis (Hartm.) Westerl. [unknown]
  • Mentha aquatica litoralis Hartm. [unknown]
  • Mentha aquatica cana J.Fraser [unknown]
  • Mentha aquatica stenomacra Briq. [unknown]
  • Mentha aquatica ellipticifolia Loret [unknown]
  • Mentha aquatica purpurea (Host) T.Durand [unknown]
  • Mentha aquatica pusilla (Pérard) T.Durand [unknown]
  • Mentha aquatica citriodora G.Mey. [unknown]
  • Mentha aquatica incana Boiss. [unknown]
  • Mentha aquatica attenuata Wimm. & Grab. [unknown]
  • Mentha aquatica aequalifolia Wimm. & Grab. [unknown]
  • Mentha aquatica caudata Wimm. & Grab. [unknown]
  • Mentha aquatica elegans Wimm. & Grab. [unknown]
  • Mentha aquatica opaca Wimm. & Grab. [unknown]
  • Mentha aquatica plicata Wimm. & Grab. [unknown]
  • Mentha aquatica virgata Wimm. & Grab. [unknown]
  • Mentha aquatica pyramidalis Delastre [unknown]
  • Mentha aquatica caput-medusae (Trautm. & Urum.) Stoj., Stef. & Kitan. [unknown]
  • Mentha aquatica umbrosa (Opiz) Heinr.Braun ex Jancic [unknown]
  • Mentha aquatica acutifolia Cusin [unknown]
  • Mentha aquatica monocephala Wirtg. [unknown]
  • Mentha aquatica parviflora Wirtg. [unknown]
  • Mentha aquatica ortmanniana (Opiz) Heinr.Braun ex Briq. [unknown]
  • Mentha aquatica nicaeensis Briq. [unknown]
  • Mentha aquatica nemorosa Benth. [unknown]
  • Mentha aquatica tomentosa Sole [unknown]
  • Mentha aquatica major-denticulata Briq. [unknown]
  • Mentha aquatica ortmanniana-major Briq. [unknown]
  • Mentha aquatica lloydii (Boreau) Pérard [unknown]
  • Mentha aquatica paniculata Pérard [unknown]
  • Mentha aquatica pedunculata (Pers.) Pérard [unknown]
  • Mentha aquatica udicola Pérard [unknown]
  • Mentha aquatica ambigua Pérard [unknown]
  • Mentha aquatica cuneiformis Pérard [unknown]
  • Mentha aquatica dubia (Chaix ex Vill.) Pérard [unknown]
  • Mentha aquatica rubescens Pérard [unknown]
  • Mentha aquatica glabrescens Pérard [unknown]
  • Mentha aquatica subcordata Pérard [unknown]
  • Mentha aquatica pluridentata Pérard [unknown]
  • Mentha aquatica clinopodiifolia Pancic [unknown]
  • Mentha aquatica acuta (Opiz) Heinr.Braun [unknown]
  • Mentha aquatica lobeliana Becker [unknown]
  • Mentha aquatica ortmanniana (Opiz) Heinr.Braun [deprecated]
  • Mentha stagnalis Trautm. [unknown]
  • Mentha dumetorum natalensis Briq. [unknown]

Description

Mentha aquatica (also called 'Water Mint', among many other common names) is a species of flowering plant in the Lamiaceae family. It is native to Europe and is found in wet, temperate habitats. It is a perennial herb with lanceolate leaves and small, pink flowers.

Uses & Benefits

Mentha aquatica is used as an ornamental plant in gardens and as an ingredient in traditional Chinese medicine.

Flower, Seeds and Seedlings

The flower of Mentha aquatica is white and star-shaped. The seed is small and round, and the seedlings have a single, long stem with small, oval leaves.

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Cultivation and Propagation

Mentha aquatica is a small shrub that grows in tropical and subtropical climates. It can be propagated by seed or cuttings. Seeds should be sown in spring or early summer in a well-drained soil mix. Cuttings should be taken from semi-ripe wood in late summer or early autumn and planted in a well-drained soil mix. Both seeds and cuttings should be kept moist until they are established.

Where to Find Mentha aquatica

Mentha aquatica is found in India, Nepal, and Sri Lanka.

Mentha aquatica FAQ

What is the scientific name of Mentha aquatica?

Mentha aquatica

What are the common names of Mentha aquatica?

Water mint, Water-mint

What is the natural habitat of Mentha aquatica?

It is native to the Caribbean, Central America, and South America

Species in the Mentha genus

Species in the Lamiaceae family

Acanthomintha duttonii, Acanthomintha ilicifolia, Acanthomintha lanceolata, Acanthomintha obovata, Acanthoprasium frutescens, Acanthoprasium integrifolium, Achyrospermum aethiopicum, Achyrospermum africanum, Achyrospermum axillare, Achyrospermum carvalhoi, Achyrospermum ciliatum, Achyrospermum cryptanthum, Achyrospermum dasytrichum, Achyrospermum densiflorum, Achyrospermum erythobotrys, Achyrospermum fruticosum, Achyrospermum laterale, Achyrospermum micranthum, Achyrospermum mildbraedii, Achyrospermum oblongifolium, Achyrospermum parviflorum, Achyrospermum purpureum, Achyrospermum schimperi, Achyrospermum schlechteri, Achyrospermum seychellarum, Achyrospermum tisserantii, Achyrospermum urens, Achyrospermum wallichianum, Achyrospermum scandens, Acinos alpinus, Acrotome angustifolia, Acrotome fleckii, Acrotome hispida, Acrotome inflata, Acrotome mozambiquensis, Acrotome pallescens, Acrotome tenuis, Acrotome thorncroftii, Acrymia ajugiflora, Aegiphila aracaensis, Aegiphila hystricina, Aegiphila aculeifera, Aegiphila alba, Aegiphila anomala, Aegiphila arcta, Aegiphila australis, Aegiphila bogotensis, Aegiphila boliviana, Aegiphila brachiata, Aegiphila bracteolosa,

References