water mint

plant
Also known as: Mentha aquatica, watermint

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characteristics

  • water mint
    In mint: Major species

    Water mint (M. aquatica) commonly grows in ditches and has rounded flower spikes and stalked hairy leaves. Wild mint (M. arvensis), native in North America and Eurasia, reaches about 1 metre (about 3.3 feet) in height.

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peppermint

  • peppermint
    In peppermint

    …plant is a hybrid between watermint (Mentha aquatica) and spearmint (M. spicata) and is cultivated in Europe, Asia, and North America.

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