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Distribution by County   5416    
Mentha spicata  L.  var. spicata 

(not an active name)
Spearmint
Mentha spicata var. spicata is a perennial herb that is not native to California.
Record Count by County

Alameda: 11 Los Angeles: 22 Plumas: 10 Shasta: 4
Alpine: 1 Madera: 1 Riverside: 26 Sierra: 1
Amador: 11 Marin: 14 Sacramento: 2 Siskiyou: 7
Butte: 32 Mariposa: 36 San Benito: 16 Solano: 4
Calaveras: 5 Mendocino: 10 San Bernardino: 33 Sonoma: 33
Colusa: 3 Merced: 2 San Diego: 42 Tehama: 8
Contra Costa: 15 Modoc: 3 San Francisco: 3 Trinity: 8
El Dorado: 10 Mono: 4 San Joaquin: 1 Tulare: 11
Fresno: 12 Monterey: 16 San Luis Obispo: 24 Tuolumne: 6
Humboldt: 11 Napa: 8 San Mateo: 14 Ventura: 31
Inyo: 4 Nevada: 5 Santa Barbara: 17 Yolo: 1
Kern: 5 Orange: 19 Santa Clara: 20 Yuba: 8
Lake: 8 Placer: 3 Santa Cruz: 9

Suggested Citation
Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation, with data contributed by public and private institutions and individuals, including the Consortium of California Herbaria. [web application]. 2025. The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/   (Accessed: 11/07/2025).