Mentha Xpiperita Calflora

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Taxon Report

Mentha ×piperita L.

Peppermint

2019 Ron Vanderhoff

1995 Saint Mary's College of California

2019 Ron Vanderhoff

Mentha ×piperita is a perennial herb that is not native to California.


	Plant Range Observation Search ~99 records in California Plant Characteristics

Photos on Calflora


Genus:	Mentha
Family:	Lamiaceae
Category:	angiosperm
PLANTS group:	Dicot
Jepson eFlora section: eudicot

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + PLANTS

Alternate Names:


PLANTS	Mentha aquatica var. crispa
PLANTS	Mentha crispa
PLANTS	Mentha dumetorum
OTHER	Mentha piperita

Information about Mentha ×piperita from other sources


Jepson eFlora USDA PLANTS Profile (MEPI) Photos on Calflora Photos on CalPhotos Google Images Photos on iNaturalist	ITIS Original Publication citation International Plants Names Index Search efloras.org (Flora of North America) BONAP Distribution Map Consortium of California Herbaria 2	Add an Observation Location Suitability Distribution by County
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Suggested Citation

Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation, with data contributed by public and private institutions and individuals. [web application]. 2025. The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: 07/09/2025).