Mentha arvensis

Field mint, Field Mint

Family: Lamiaceae · Type: perennial · Native

Field mint is a naturalized perennial found in the San Joaquin Valley and cultivated elsewhere, growing in moist places and fields at elevations below 550 meters. Flowering from July to October, this plant produces white to pink or violet flowers in small clusters. Growing with upright stems 10 to 50 centimeters tall, it has spreading branches that root easily. Its leaves are ovate, 2 to 4 centimeters long with serrated edges and pointed tips, creating a distinctive aromatic herb. The small flowers are nestled among the spreading leaves, with delicate white to pink petals barely 3 millimeters long.

Habitat: Moist places, fields

Bloom period: Jul-Oct

Elevation: < 550 m

Bioregions: SnJV, cultivated elsewhere

California counties: Ventura, Butte, San Bernardino, San Luis Obispo, Fresno, Colusa, Plumas, El Dorado, Lassen, Tulare, Glenn, Placer, Santa Barbara, Modoc, Mono, Sacramento, Nevada, Siskiyou, Mendocino, Tuolumne, Stanislaus, Napa, Los Angeles, Sierra, Inyo, San Diego, Humboldt, Santa Cruz, Mariposa, Madera, Monterey

Data from The California Species Project — 14,000+ California species with verified data from CNPS, CDFW, USFWS, Jepson eFlora, Cal-IPC, and more.