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Mentha arvensis
field mint, wild mint
Yosemite National Park
			Record Status: Approved
Occurrence:	Present
Nativeness:	Native
Abundance:	Uncommon

Scientific Name with Authority:		Mentha arvensis L.
Park Preferred Common Name(s):
Park Synonyms:

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


Park Tags:
ParkTag -


Threatened/Endangered Status:
State Species of Concern Status:
Ozone-sensitive Status:
NatureServe Global Rank:		G5
NatureServe State Rank:		CA: SNR
Evidence:		0 Observations, 10 Vouchers, 1 Data Store References, 0 External Links


Other Parks Where Species is Listed:
Acadia National Park	Agate Fossil Beds National Monument
Antietam National Battlefield	Appalachian National Scenic Trail
Aztec Ruins National Monument	Badlands National Park
Bandelier National Monument	Big Bend National Park
Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park	Bluestone National Scenic River
Boston Harbor Islands National Recreation Area	Buffalo National River
Canyon De Chelly National Monument	Cape Cod National Seashore
Cape Hatteras National Seashore	City Of Rocks National Reserve
Colonial National Historical Park	Colorado National Monument
Curecanti National Recreation Area	Cuyahoga Valley National Park
Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area	Devils Tower National Monument
Effigy Mounds National Monument	Eisenhower National Historic Site
Fort Laramie National Historic Site	Fort Union Trading Post National Historic Site
Fort Vancouver National Historic Site	Friendship Hill National Historic Site
George Washington Memorial Parkway	Gettysburg National Military Park
Gila Cliff Dwellings National Monument	Glacier National Park
Glen Canyon National Recreation Area	Golden Gate National Recreation Area
Grand Canyon National Park	Grand Portage National Monument
Great Falls Park	Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve
Hubbell Trading Post National Historic Site	Jewel Cave National Monument
Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument	Kenilworth Park and Aquatic Gardens
Knife River Indian Villages National Historic Site	Lake Roosevelt National Recreation Area
Lassen Volcanic National Park	Lewis and Clark National Historical Park
Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument	Manassas National Battlefield Park
Martin Van Buren National Historic Site	Mesa Verde National Park
Minute Man National Historical Park	Missouri National Recreational River
Mojave National Preserve	Mount Rainier National Park
Mount Rushmore National Memorial	New River Gorge National Park and Preserve
Niobrara National Scenic River	North Cascades National Park
Olympic National Park	Parashant National Monument
Pecos National Historical Park	Piscataway Park
Point Reyes National Seashore	Prince William Forest Park
Rocky Mountain National Park	Sagamore Hill National Historic Site
San Juan Island National Historical Park	Saratoga National Historical Park
Scotts Bluff National Monument	Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks
Theodore Roosevelt National Park	Valles Caldera National Preserve
Whiskeytown National Recreation Area	Wind Cave National Park
Wrangell - St Elias National Park and Preserve	Yukon-Charley Rivers National Preserve


Last Modified Date:	9/28/2005

NPSpecies - The National Park Service biodiversity database. IRMA Portal version.https://irma.nps.gov/npspecies. Accessed 10/11/2025 8:35:20 AM

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