Mentha canadensis
American Corn Mint, Canadian Mint
Other regional names: Chinese Mint +3 more
- Chinese Mint
- Corn Mint
- Japanese Corn Mint
- Japanese Mint
Also known as: Clinopodium purpureum (Kellogg) Kuntze +15 more
- Clinopodium purpureum (Kellogg) Kuntze
- Hedeoma purpurea Kellogg
- Mentha arvensis f. brevipilosa S.R.Stewart
- Mentha arvensis f. chinensis Debeaux
- Mentha arvensis f. glabra (Benth.) S.R.Stewart
- Mentha arvensis f. glabrata (Benth.) S.R.Stewart
- Mentha arvensis f. lanata (Piper) S.R.Stewart
- Mentha arvensis f. lanigera S.R.Stewart
- Mentha arvensis f. pedunculata D.Löve & J.-P.Bernard
- Mentha arvensis f. piperascens Malinv. ex Holmes
- Mentha arvensis f. puberula S.R.Stewart
- Mentha arvensis subsp. borealis (Michx.) Roy L.Taylor & MacBryde
- Mentha arvensis subsp. canadensis (L.) H.Hara
- Mentha arvensis subsp. canadensis (L.) Kuntze
- Mentha arvensis subsp. glabrata (Benth.) Fern.
- Mentha arvensis subsp. haplocalyx (Briq.) Briq.
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Lamiaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a perennial.
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Mentha canadensis (commonly known as American Corn Mint or Canadian Mint) is a herbaceous perennial belonging to the Lamiaceae family. Found natively in Temperate Asia, Tropical Asia, and North America, this species is primarily associated with temperate conditions.
Macro Climate
Temperate
Plant Type
Herbaceous Perennial
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
ASIA-TEMPERATE, ASIA-TROPICAL, NORTHERN AMERICA
Regions (WGSRPD)
China, Eastern Asia, Eastern Canada, Indian Subcontinent, Indo-China, Malesia, Mexico, Mongolia, North-Central U.S.A., Northeastern U.S.A., Northwestern U.S.A., Russian Far East, Siberia, South-Central U.S.A., Southeastern U.S.A., Southwestern U.S.A., Subarctic America, Western Canada
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Alaska, Alberta, Amur, Arizona, Arkansas, British Columbia, Buryatiya, California, Cambodia, China North-Central, China South-Central, China Southeast, Chita, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Inner Mongolia, Iowa, Irkutsk, Japan, Jawa, Kansas, Kentucky, Khabarovsk, Korea, Krasnoyarsk, Kuril Is., Labrador, Laos, Lesser Sunda Is., Maine, Malaya, Maluku, Manchuria, Manitoba, Maryland, Massachusetts, Mexico Central, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Mongolia, Montana, Myanmar, Nebraska, Nevada, New Brunswick, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Newfoundland, North Carolina, North Dakota, Northwest Territories, Nova Scotia, Ohio, Oklahoma, Ontario, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Philippines, Primorye, Qinghai, Québec, Rhode I., Sakhalin, Saskatchewan, South Dakota, Sri Lanka, Sulawesi, Sumatera, Tennessee, Texas, Thailand, Tibet, Tuva, Utah, Vermont, Vietnam, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming, Xinjiang, Yakutskiya, Yukon
Introduced Range
An “Introduced” distribution indicates that the plant is recorded outside its native range in that region as a result of deliberate or accidental human introduction. Introduced records may include casual, naturalized or invasive populations, but do not include plants that are only cultivated or planted without self-sustaining populations.
Botanical Countries (Non-Native)
Magadan, Mexico Southwest