Mentha pipertiaPeppermint |
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Names and Myths
Mentha from Minthe of Theophrastus from the mythical Nymph of that name, changed into a mint by Proserpina out of jealousy.
pipertia peppery |
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Natural history / FolkloreWas in use by the Babylonians in 500 BC as a digestive. In Europe mint flavored alcohol is drunk as a digestive. Schneider 2002. May be the result of Hybridization of spearmint with another mint. The mints tendency to form hybrids results in a wide variation in the strength of the flavor. Medve & Medve 1990 Very pungent tasting. |
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DescriptionSome flowers in terminal spikes as well as in the axils. Smells strongly of peppermint. |
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