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Common Name - Wild Mint |
| Scientific Name - Mentha arvensis |
| Family Name - Mint (Lamiaceae) |
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Season |
Perennial, summer and early fall. |
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Habitat |
Moist places,wet roadside ditches,
meadows, low ground. |
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Flower |
Irregular, lilac to pink color, petals
form corolla with two lips, sepals fused, 1/4 inch or less long,
form ball-like clusters in upper leaf axils. |
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Leaves |
Opposite, simple, toothed, oblong.
Smell of mint. Stem hairy. |
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