Status: Native
Synonyms:
None (although NM specimens previously thought to be M. arvensis (Linnaeus))
Mentha canadensis is an erect herb with serrate, lanceolate leaves. The small flowers are
pink in whorls around the nodes. Mentha canadensis is found near water at middle elevations.
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Mentha canadensis, photo Russ Kleinman & Kelly Kindscher, Lake Roberts, July 15, 2007
Mentha canadensis, closeup of inflorescence, photo Russ Kleinman & Danielle Walkup, West Fork of the Gila River at the Cliff Dwellings, July 9, 2008
Mentha canadensis, closeup of inflorescence, photo Russ Kleinman & Danielle Walkup, West Fork of the Gila River at the Cliff Dwellings, July 9, 2008
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