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Mentha X piperita
PEPPERMINT
Whiskeytown National Recreation Area
			Record Status: Approved
Occurrence:	Present
Nativeness:	Non-native
Abundance:	Rare

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

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


Park Tags:
ParkTag -


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


Other Parks Where Species is Listed:
Allegheny Portage Railroad National Historic Site	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


Last Modified Date:	10/7/2004

NPSpecies - The National Park Service biodiversity database. IRMA Portal version.https://irma.nps.gov/npspecies. Accessed 10/15/2025 12:23:19 AM

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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