Mentha ×rotundifolia

Apple mint, Apple Mint

Family: Lamiaceae · Type: perennial · Not Native

Apple mint is a naturalized perennial found in the Central Valley, Central Coast, Transverse Ranges, and cultivated in other areas in moist places and fields at elevations below 800 meters. Flowering from July to October, this plant produces white to pink or violet flowers in small, clustered spike-like inflorescences. Growing with hairy stems 30 to 100 centimeters tall, it spreads with a robust and somewhat sprawling habit. Its ovate leaves are serrated with tapered or slightly lobed bases, measuring 2.6 to 8 centimeters long and featuring a short or nearly absent petiole. The plant has small flowers with calyxes 1.5 to 2.5 millimeters long, giving it a delicate appearance in moist habitats.

Habitat: Moist places, fields

Bloom period: Jul-Oct

Elevation: < 800 m

Bioregions: GV, CCo, TR, cultivated elsewhere

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