With 236 genera and more than 7,000 species, the mint family (Lamiaceae) is one of the major angiosperm families. The following is a list of some of the economically important species in the family, ordered alphabetically by common name.

food crops

• chia (Salvia hispanica)

herbs

• bergamot (Monarda didyma and others)
• catnip (Nepeta cataria)
• horehound (Marrubium vulgare)
• hyssop (Hyssopus officinalis)
• lavender (Lavandula species)
• lemon balm (Melissa officinalis)
• marjoram (Origanum majorana)
• mint (Mentha species)

  • peppermint (M. ×piperita)
  • spearmint (M. spicata)
• Ocimum species

  • basil (O. basilicum)
  • holy basil (O. tenuiflorum)
• oregano (Origanum vulgare)
• patchouli (Pogostemon cablin)
• Salvia species

  • rosemary (S. rosmarinus)
  • sage (S. officinalis)
• savory (Satureja species)

  • summer savory (S. hortensis)
  • winter savory (S. montana)
• thyme (Thymus vulgaris)

ornamentals

• bee balm (Monarda species)

  • bergamot (M. didyma and others)
• bells of Ireland (Molucella laevis)
• bugleweed (Ajuga species)
• catnip (Nepeta cataria)
• chaste tree (Vitex agnus-castus)
• coleus (various genera and species)
• dittany (Cunila origanoides and Origanum dictamnus)
• dragonhead (Dracocephalum species)
• false dragonhead (Physostegia species)
• germander (Teucrium species)
• hyssop (Hyssopus officinalis)
• lamb’s ears (Stachys byzantina)
• lavender (Lavandula species)
• marjoram (Origanum majorana)
• mint (Mentha species)
• oregano (Origanum vulgare)
• salvia (Salvia species)

  • rosemary (S. rosmarinus)
• thyme (Thymus vulgaris)