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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.
Perennial herb
4 - 31 in Tall
Upright
Moderate
White, Pink, Purple
Spring
Full Sun
Low, Moderate
Prefers loamy or clay soils. Grows poorly in sandy soils.
Moist places, streambanks, lake shores
Wetland-Riparian
Butterflies and moths supported
0 confirmed and 16 likely
Miranda Underwing
Amphipyra pyramidoides
Alfalfa Looper Moth
Autographa californica
Soybean Looper Moth
Chrysodeixis includens