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Mentha × verticillata L.

whorled mint (Lamiaceae / Labiatae)

 SpreadBias within British IslesDirection of bias
Very widespreadNegligible tendencySE
Plant Atlas 2020
BSBI Distribution Map

Mentha × verticillata resembles one of its parents, Mentha arvensis, but has a longer calyx with longer, more acuminate lobes; the other parent is Mentha aquatica.

Campbeltown (VC101: Kintyre); 2019-09-01

 whorled mint / Mentha × verticillata: _Mentha_ × _verticillata_ resembles one of its parents, _Mentha arvensis_, but has a longer calyx with longer, more acuminate lobes; the other parent is _Mentha aquatica_.

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L-R: Bidens tripartita, Melilotus officinalis, Mimulus guttatus, Thalictrum flavum, Ranunculus peltatus, Anchusa arvensis, Malva alcea, Lolium perenne