Mentha aquatica L.
(Water Mint)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesMentha aquatica (Water Mint)
GenusMentha (mints)
FamilyLAMIACEAE (dead-nettles, mints and scented herbs)
OrderLAMIALES (dead-nettles, eye-brights, foxgloves and speedwells)
SubclassEU-DICOTS (dicotyledonous flowering plants)
ClassMAGNOLIOPSIDA (flowering plants)
PhylumTRACHEOPHYTA (vascular plants)
KingdomPLANTAE (plants)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Mentha aquatica (Water Mint) :
1: Mentha aquatica (Water Mint)
2 Sep 2014 OSGR: SU00 50° 50’ N, 1° 60’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
in flower
Image 1: Flowering stem - white backgroundImage 2: InflorescenceImage 3: Inflorescences - white backgroundImage 4: Inflorescence - white backgroundImage 5: Leaf - top and under surfaces - white backgroundImage 6: Plant - with flowers - oblique viewImage 7: Plant - with flowers - side viewImage 8: Plant - with flowers - top viewImage 9: Plant - with flowers - top view (2)Image 10: Axillary cluster of flowers - enlarged - silver backgroundImage 11: Bract - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 12: Flower and bud - highly enlarged - black backgroundImage 13: Flowers - enlarged - white backgroundImage 14: Inflorescence - bottom view - close-up - enlarged - white backgroundImage 15: Inflorescence in bud - side view - close-up - enlarged - white backgroundImage 16: Inflorescence - oblique view - close-up - enlarged - white backgroundImage 17: Inflorescence - side view - close-up - enlarged - white backgroundImage 18: Leaf base - under surface - enlarged - white backgroundImage 19: Leaf margin - top surface - enlarged - white backgroundImage 20: Leaf margin - under surface - enlarged - white backgroundImage 21: Leaf margin - under surface - enlarged - white background (2)Image 22: Leaf tip - top surface - enlarged - white backgroundImage 23: Stem - close-up - enlarged - white backgroundImage 24: Stem - close-up - enlarged - white background (2)Image 25: Stem - close-up - enlarged - white background (3)Image 26: Stem - close-up - enlarged - white background (4)
2: Mentha aquatica (Water Mint)
1 Apr 2002 OSGR: SU58 51° 30’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
Image 1: Shoot in springImage 2: Shoots in spring
3: Mentha aquatica (Water Mint)
28 Aug 1999 OSGR: SU56 51° 30’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
Image 1: Flower - close-upImage 2: Flower - close-up (2)Image 3: Flower - close-up - side-viewImage 4: Flower - close-up - side-view (2)Image 5: Flowering shootImage 6: Flowering shoot - tipImage 7: Flowers - close-upImage 8: Flowers - close-up (2)Image 9: Leaf - top surfaceImage 10: Leaf - top surface - close-upImage 11: Leaf - under surfaceImage 12: Leaf - under surface - close-upImage 13: Vegetative shoot - purple edged leavesImage 14: Whorl - apicalImage 15: Whorl - lowerImage 16: Whorls
4: Mentha aquatica (Water Mint)
9 Sep 1971 OSGR: TQ21 50° 50’ N, 0° 10’ W Vice County: East Sussex (VC 14) England
Image 1: PlantImage 2: Inflorescence - enlarged

Mentha aquatica (Water Mint) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Mentha aquatica (Water Mint)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 22 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Mentha aquatica (Water Mint)
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