Data provided by the participants of the Consortium of California Herbaria

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Mentha arvensis (Field Mint (/ Pudina in Hindi), Wild Mint or Corn Mint) is a species of mint with a circumboreal distribution. It is native to the temperate regions of Europe and western and central Asia, east to the Himalaya and eastern Siberia, and North America. It is a herbaceous perennial plant growing to 10-60 centimeter (rarely to 100 centimeter) tall. The leaves are in opposite pairs, simple, 2-6.5 centimeter long and 1-2 centimeter broad, hairy, and with a coarsely serrated margin. The flowers are pale purple (occasionally white or pink), in clusters on the stem, each flower 3-4 millimeter long.

Plant type

Perennial herb

Size

4 - 31 in Tall

Form

Upright

Growth rate

Moderate

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Color

White, Pink, Purple

Flowering season

Spring

Sun

Full Sun

Water

Low, Moderate

Soil description

Prefers loamy or clay soils. Grows poorly in sandy soils.

Site type

Moist places, streambanks, lake shores

Plant communities

Wetland-Riparian

Bats
Caterpillars
Butterflies

Butterflies and moths supported

0 confirmed and 16 likely

Confirmed Likely

Miranda Underwing

Amphipyra pyramidoides

Anstenoptilia marmarodactyla

Alfalfa Looper Moth

Autographa californica

Soybean Looper Moth

Chrysodeixis includens