Mentha ×piperita var. piperita
Common name
peppermint
Family
Lamiaceae
Flora category
Vascular – Exotic
Structural class
Herbs - Dicotyledons other than Composites
NVS code
The National Vegetation Survey (NVS) Databank is a physical archive and electronic databank containing records of over 94,000 vegetation survey plots - including data from over 19,000 permanent plots. NVS maintains a standard set of species code abbreviations that correspond to standard scientific plant names from the Ngä Tipu o Aotearoa - New Zealand Plants database.
MENPVP
Conservation status
Not applicable
Wetland plant indicator status rating
Information derived from the revised national wetland plant list prepared to assist councils in delineating and monitoring wetlands (Clarkson et al., 2021 Manaaki Whenua – Landcare Research Contract Report LC3975 for Hawke’s Bay Regional Council). The national plant list categorises plants by the extent to which they are found in wetlands and not ‘drylands’. The indicator status ratings are OBL (obligate wetland), FACW (facultative wetland), FAC (facultative), FACU (facultative upland), and UPL (obligate upland). If you have suggestions for the Wetland Indicator Status Rating, please contact: [Enable JavaScript to view protected content]
FACW: Facultative Wetland
Usually is a hydrophyte but occasionally found in uplands (non-wetlands).
Similar taxa
Leaves usually distinctly petiolate, sometimes subsessile on shoots in water, peppermint- or lemon scented. var. piperita: leaves elliptic-lanceolate or narrow-elliptic, peppermint scented; spikes oblong or broad-oblong. var. citrata: leaves usually broad-ovate, lemon scented; spikes +/- subglobose or head-like.
Flower colours
Violet/Purple
Year naturalised
1846
Origin
Europe
Etymology
mentha: Mint