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genus Mentha

Member of mint family (family Lamiaceae)
dicots (class Magnoliopsida)
flowering plants (subphylum Angiospermae)

Except for historical records that I'm ignoring, there are no other wild species of this genus in the bay area.


pennyroyal
Mentha pulegium

marsh mint
Mentha arvensis

Inflorescence generally head-like, clustered at distal 3–5 nodes

watermint
Mentha aquatica

peppermint
Mentha × piperita

Inflorescence spike-like

apple mint
Mentha suaveolens


2 observed taxons / 4 unobserved taxons / 1 key

Chris’s observations: 8 (6 are research grade)

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Not all sites include this taxon:

Bay Area species: iNaturalistCalflora