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:This article is about the herb. See Mint (disambiguation) for other meanings.

Mint

Scientific classification

Kingdom:	Plantae
Division:	Magnoliophyta
Class:	Magnoliopsida
Order:	Lamiales
Family:	Lamiaceae
Genus:	Mentha

Species

Mentha aquatica
Mentha arvensis
Mentha citrata
Mentha longifolia
Mentha x piperita
Mentha pulegium
Mentha requienii
Mentha spicata
Mentha suaveolens

True Mints are perennial herbs in the Lamiaceae family used to flavor food, candy, teas, breath fresheners, antiseptic mouth rinses, and toothpaste. All of them are included in the genus Mentha (In common usage, just about any plant with fragrant leaves may be erroneously called a mint).

The underlying minty scent is due to menthol. Mints are generally vigorous, spreading plants that tolerate a wide range of conditions. There are hundreds of varieties but only fifteen are common. Seven of these varieties are from Australia, the others are EurasiaEarth Eurasia is the combined land mass of Europe and Asia. Eurasia is alternatively considered to be a continent, or a supercontinent composed of the continents of Europe and Asia. Due to the perceived cultural differences between Asia and Europe by Euron.

Some common speciesThis article discusses biological species. Also see combinatorial species for the mathematical meaning of the term. Species is also a movie by Roger Donaldson. In English "species" is both singular and plural. The word " specie" is unrelated and is used t and varieties include:

Apple mint Mentha suaveolens, syn. M. rotundifolia (smells like apples)
Bergamot mint Mentha citrata, syn. M. odorata (smells like bergamotBergamot Orange Citrus bergamia or Citrus aurantium ( bitter orange) ssp. bergamia is a citrus fruit, small and roughly pear shaped. It is sour and its aromatic peel is used to produce oil of bergamot, which is used in Earl Grey tea. The fruit, produced i)
Chocolate mint Mentha x piperita 'Chocolate mint'
Corsican mint Mentha requienii
Curly mint Mentha spicata 'Crispa'
Japanese peppermint Mentha arvensis piperascens
PeppermintPeppermint etym. Piperita Mentha is a sterile hybrid mint, a cross between watermint and spearmint, with a high menthol content, often used in tea and confectionery. Peppermint is the oldest and most popular flavour of mint flavored confectionery (includi Mentha x piperita
Pineapple mint (really just a variegated variety of Apple mint )
SpearmintSpearmint Mentha spicata M. cardiaca M. viridis is the mint variety most commonly used in cooking, and yields an aromatic and carminative oil, oil of spearmint. It is named for its crinkled, spear-shaped leaves. It is found in watery places. It has oblong Mentha spicata
Water mintWater mint : Plantae : Magnoliophyta : Magnoliopsida : Lamiales : Lamiaceae : Mentha aquatica Binomial name Mentha aquatica Water mint is a perennial plant in the mentha genus common throughout Europe, except for the extreme North. It grows about 90cm tal or marsh mint Mentha aquatica

The variety sold as "pineapple mint" is particularly mild and popular.

Japanese Peppermint is a major commercial source of menthol.

Pennyroyal is a member of the genus, and resembles other mints, but has a much stronger odor and flavor and also potentially harmful medicinal effects. Its characteristic scent is from pulegiol.

Corsican mint is unusual in being a low, mossy groundcover (it smells like pennyroyal).

Vietnamese mint, commonly used in Southeast Asian cuisine, is not a member of the mint family.

Mint was originally used as a medicinal herb viewed as a cure for stomach and chest pains. Mint was brought to North America by early settlers and became commonly used as a flavoring.

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