Mentha × gracilis
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Mentha × gracilis Sole |
The mint hybrid Mentha × gracilis (syn. Mentha x gentilis L.; syn. Mentha cardiaca (S.F. Gray) Bak.) is known by the common names of gingermint, redmint and Scotchmint.[1] It is a mint species within the genus Mentha. Gingermint hybridizes Mentha arvensis with Mentha spicata.
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- ^ Quattrocchi, Umberto (1947-). CRC World dictionary of plant names: Common names, Scientific Names, Eponyms, Sonyonyms, and Etymology III M-Q. CRC Press, 1659.