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Mentha X piperita
peppermint
Allegheny Portage Railroad National Historic Site
			Record Status: Approved
Occurrence:	Probably Present
Nativeness:	Non-native
Abundance:

Scientific Name with Authority:		Mentha X piperita L. (pro. sp.)
Park Preferred Common Name(s):		peppermint
Park Synonyms:		Mentha piperita

Taxonomic Hierarchy:		Kingdom Plantae, Phylum Tracheophyta, Subphylum Spermatophytina, Order Lamiales, Family Lamiaceae, Genus Mentha, Species Mentha X piperita


Park Tags:
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Threatened/Endangered Status:
State Species of Concern Status:
Ozone-sensitive Status:
NatureServe Global Rank:		GNA
NatureServe State Rank:		PA: SNA
Evidence:		0 Observations, 0 Vouchers, 1 Data Store References, 0 External Links


Other Parks Where Species is Listed:
Appalachian National Scenic Trail	Blue Ridge Parkway
Bluestone National Scenic River	Buffalo National River
Cape Cod National Seashore	Cape Hatteras National Seashore
Cuyahoga Valley National Park	Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area
First State National Historical Park	Fort Donelson National Battlefield
Friendship Hill National Historic Site	Gateway National Recreation Area
George Washington Carver National Monument	George Washington Memorial Parkway
Gettysburg National Military Park	Golden Gate National Recreation Area
Hagerman Fossil Beds National Monument	Harpers Ferry National Historical Park
Lewis and Clark National Historical Park	Lincoln Boyhood National Memorial
Mammoth Cave National Park	Manassas National Battlefield Park
Monocacy National Battlefield	Muir Woods National Monument
New River Gorge National Park and Preserve	North Cascades National Park
Olympic National Park	Ozark National Scenic Riverways
Pinnacles National Park	Point Reyes National Seashore
Presidio of San Francisco	Redwood National Park
Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area	Saratoga National Historical Park
Shenandoah National Park	Vanderbilt Mansion National Historic Site
Whiskeytown National Recreation Area


Last Modified Date:	4/3/2009

NPSpecies - The National Park Service biodiversity database. IRMA Portal version.https://irma.nps.gov/npspecies. Accessed 10/14/2025 7:40:34 PM

NatureServe Global Rank and State Rank

NatureServe. 2017. NatureServe Web Service. Arlington, VA. U.S.A. Available http://services.natureserve.org. Accessed: 12/4/2017. Updated quarterly.

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