Mentha suaveolens
Common name
apple mint
Family
Lamiaceae
Flora category
Vascular – Exotic
Structural class
Herbs - Dicotyledons other than Composites
NVS code
The National Vegetation Survey (NVS) Databank is a physical archive and electronic databank containing records of over 94,000 vegetation survey plots - including data from over 19,000 permanent plots. NVS maintains a standard set of species code abbreviations that correspond to standard scientific plant names from the Ngä Tipu o Aotearoa - New Zealand Plants database.
MENSUA
Similar taxa
Leaves broad-elliptic or +/- ovate, rugose, greyish tomentose or densely hairy beneath.
Flower colours
Red/Pink, White
Year naturalised
1935
Origin
S. and W. Europe
Etymology
mentha: Mint