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Scientific Name
Mentha spicata
Scientific Name w/ Auth.
Mentha spicata L.
Park
Gettysburg National Military Park (GETT)
Sensitive
No
Park Accepted
Accepted
Record Status
Approved
Park Preferred Common Names
spearmint
Park Synonyms
Mentha longifolia
Taxonomic Hierarchy
KingdomPlantae
SubkingdomViridiplantae
Infrakingdom Streptophyta
Superdivision Embryophyta
DivisionTracheophyta
SubdivisionSpermatophytina
ClassMagnoliopsida
SuperorderAsteranae
OrderLamiales
FamilyLamiaceae
GenusMentha
SpeciesMentha spicata
Occurrence
Present
Occurrence Notes
Data Source: John Kunsman, Botanist, PA Western Conservancy, 07/12/2010
Nativeness
Non-native
Nativeness Notes
Data Source: John Kunsman, Botanist, PA Western Conservancy, 07/12/2010 Legacy NPSpecies information may no longer be applicable, please remove if it is not applicable. In legacy NPSpecies Cultivation value was Not cultivated with comment: Data Source: John Kunsman, Botanist, PA Western Conservancy, 07/12/2010
Abundance
Unknown
Abundance Notes
Data Source: John Kunsman, Botanist, PA Western Conservancy, 07/12/2010
Threatened Endangered Status
State Species of Concern statuses
Ozone Sensitive Status
NatureServe GRank
NatureServe SRank
Observations
0
References
3
Vouchers
0
External Links
0
Evidence counts shown include evidence for related synonyms.
Created By
JSK
Created Date
4/10/2003 12:00:00 AM
Last Modified By
Sarah M. Wakamiya
Last Modified Date
11/5/2010 12:00:00 AM
Notes
Park Species Detail: See synonym Mentha longifolia (TSN #32269) for additional species evidence., Park Species Data Source: Yahner et al., 1991. NPBIB-48935., Accepted Detail: USDA, NRCS. 2010. The PLANTS Database (http://plants.usda.gov, June 2010). National Plant Data Center, Baton Rouge, LA 70874-4490 USA.
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