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Mentha longifolia (Mentha longifolia)

Description

Widely introduced throughout the north temperate zones, spearmint is easily identified by its distinctive odor. The essential oils are used for flavoring foods, and the plant is used in traditional medicine to treat fevers, headaches, digestive disorders and various minor ailments.

Taxonomic tree

  • Domain: Eukarya

    • Kingdom: Plantae

      • Phylum:

        • Class: Magnoliopsida

          • Order: Lamiales

            • Family: Lamiaceae

              • Genus: Mentha