Mentha × villosa
Apple Mint, Apple Mint
Other regional names: Bowles Mint +2 more
- Bowles Mint
- Mint
- Mojito Mint
Also known as: Mentha longifolia subsp. dumortieri (Déségl. & T.Durand) Briq. +18 more
- Mentha longifolia subsp. dumortieri (Déségl. & T.Durand) Briq.
- Mentha longifolia var. cordifolia (Opiz ex Lej. & Courtois) Rouy
- Mentha longifolia var. dumortieri (Déségl. & T.Durand) Topitz
- Mentha longifolia var. mosoniensis (Heinr.Braun) Topitz
- Mentha mollissima f. speciosa (Strail) Heinr.Braun
- Mentha rotundifolia subsp. alopecuroides (Hull) Malag., 1977
- Mentha spicata × suaveolens
- Mentha spicata var. cordifolia (Opiz ex Lej. & Courtois) Schinz & Thell.
- Mentha spicata var. scotica (R.A.Graham) P.D.Sell
- Mentha spicata x suaveolens
- Mentha suaveolens var. posoniensis Heinr.Braun
- Mentha sylvestris f. nemorosa (Willd.) Wimm. & Grab.
- Mentha sylvestris subsp. chloreilema Briq.
- Mentha sylvestris subsp. dumortieri (Déségl. & T.Durand) Briq.
- Mentha sylvestris subsp. nemorosa (Willd.) Wimm. & Grab.
- Mentha sylvestris subsp. velutina (Lej.) Nyman
- Mentha sylvestris var. alopecuroides (Hull) Baker
- Mentha sylvestris var. gratissima (Weber) K.Koch
- Mentha sylvestris var. gratissima Gaudin
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Lamiaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a perennial.
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Mentha × villosa (commonly known as Apple Mint) is a herbaceous perennial belonging to the Lamiaceae family. Found natively in Europe, this hybrid is primarily associated with temperate conditions. The parent species of this naturally occurring hybrid are linked below.
Macro Climate
Temperate
Plant Type
Herbaceous Perennial
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
EUROPE
Regions (WGSRPD)
Middle Europe, Southeastern Europe, Southwestern Europe
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Austria, Belgium, Czechoslovakia, France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Switzerland
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)
California, Connecticut, Dominican Republic, Falkland Is., Great Britain, Haiti, Hawaii, Illinois, Indiana, Ireland, Kentucky, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, Morocco, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Ontario, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Puerto Rico, Rhode I., Spain, Tristan da Cunha, Vermont, Washington, Wisconsin
Parent Species