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Scientific Name
Mentha X piperita
Scientific Name w/ Auth.
Mentha X piperita L. (pro. sp.)
Park
Allegheny Portage Railroad National Historic Site (ALPO)
Sensitive
No
Park Accepted
Accepted
Record Status
Approved
Park Preferred Common Names
peppermint
Park Synonyms
Mentha piperita
Taxonomic Hierarchy
KingdomPlantae
SubkingdomViridiplantae
Infrakingdom Streptophyta
Superdivision Embryophyta
DivisionTracheophyta
SubdivisionSpermatophytina
ClassMagnoliopsida
SuperorderAsteranae
OrderLamiales
FamilyLamiaceae
GenusMentha
SpeciesMentha X piperita
Occurrence
Probably Present
Occurrence Notes
Data Source: Steve Grund, Botanist, Western Pennsylvania Conservancy, 4/3/2009.
Nativeness
Non-native
Nativeness Notes
Data Source: Steve Grund, Botanist, Western Pennsylvania Conservancy, 4/3/2009. Legacy NPSpecies information may no longer be applicable, please remove if it is not applicable. In legacy NPSpecies Cultivation value was Unknown with comment: Likely persistent.; Data Source: Steve Grund, Botanist, Western Pennsylvania Conservancy, 4/3/2009.
Abundance
Abundance Notes
Data Source: Steve Grund, Botanist, Western Pennsylvania Conservancy, 4/3/2009.
Threatened Endangered Status
State Species of Concern statuses
Ozone Sensitive Status
NatureServe GRank
NatureServe SRank
Observations
0
References
1
Vouchers
0
External Links
0
Evidence counts shown include evidence for related synonyms.
Created By
Jennifer Stingelin Keefer
Created Date
8/7/2007 12:00:00 AM
Last Modified By
Jennifer Stingelin Keefer
Last Modified Date
4/3/2009 12:00:00 AM
Notes
Park Species Detail: See synonym Mentha piperita (TSN# -502583) to view additional species evidence., Park Species Data Source: Jennifer Stingelin Keefer, NPSpecies Data Manager, 8/7/2007., Accepted Detail: Steve Grund, Botanist, Western Pennsylvania Conservancy
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