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Attributes of Mint

Leaf type

Semi-evergreen

Scientific Classification of Mint

Phylum

Vascular plants

Class

Dicotyledons

Order

Mints plantains olives and allies

Family

Mint

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Ocimum

Ocimum are a group of strongly aromatic, and often flavorful, herbs and shrubs. Many species within the genus are of tremendous culinary importance. Some species are used as herbs, and others are used as teas. Ocimum have such an influence all over the world that many cultures consider these species to be sacred and use them in religious rituals.

Rubiteucris

Rubiteucris is native to southern China, the Himalayas, and Myanmar.

Volkameria

Volkameria are flowering plants that grow along coastlines in most continents across the globe. These plants are characterized by a visibly widened stem at the node, or the area where the floral bud forms, and by four-part fruits that are black or brown. Many volkameria are fragrant flowers grown for ornamental cultivation.

Gomphostemma

Gomphostemma is a genus of flowering plants in the mint family, Lamiaceae. It is native to Southeast Asia, China, and the Indian subcontinent.

Coleus

Coleus are flowering plants that are mostly native to tropical and subtropical regions across the Old World. Several species within the genus have become wildly popular houseplants all over the world. These plants are notable for their brightly colored leaves, which may include brilliant patches or patterns of pink, red, or yellow intermixed with green.

Lagochilus

The genus is native to central, south-central, and eastern Asia.

Micromeria

Micromeria are a genus with about one hundred kinds of flowering plants. They are widely distributed across Eurasia, Africa, and North America. This variable genus comprises herbs and shrubs that are typically found in rocky habitats. Many species produce essential oils such as pulegone and menthone.

Heal-all

Heal-all is a genus of shrubs and annual or perennial herbs. The stems vary from 51 to 305 cm tall, with simple, opposite, triangular leaves, 1.02 to 14 cm long with serrate margins. In most species, the leaves are softly hairy. The flowers are 1.02 to 2 cm long, clustered in the axils of the leaves on the upper part of the stem. The name refers to the fact that the inflorescence is often a spike. Estimates of the number of species in the genus vary from about 300, to about 450. The distribution of the genus covers Europe, Asia, Africa, Australasia and North America.

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Ocimum

Rubiteucris

Rubiteucris is native to southern China, the Himalayas, and Myanmar.

Volkameria

Gomphostemma

Gomphostemma is a genus of flowering plants in the mint family, Lamiaceae. It is native to Southeast Asia, China, and the Indian subcontinent.

Coleus

Lagochilus

The genus is native to central, south-central, and eastern Asia.

Bastard balm has only one species. Bastard balm is a species of flowering plant. It is native to central and southern Europe. Bastard balm reaches on average 30 to 51 cm of height, with a minimum of 20 cm and a maximum of 61 cm. It is a strongly aromatic plant with erect hairy stems. The root of this plant is a perennial short rhizome. The leaves are oval, bluntly-toothed, quite hairy. The flowers are usually white or pale pink with a large pinkish purple blotch on the lower lip.

Petraeovitex

Petraeovitex is a genus of eight climbing shrubs species known to science, of the mint family Lamiaceae (formerly placed within Verbenaceae). Collectively, they grow naturally in Borneo, Peninsular Malaysia, Sumatra, the Philippines, the Moluccas, New Guinea, Bismarck Archipelago, the Solomon Islands and Cape York Peninsula, Australia.

Colquhounia

Colquhounia is a genus of about six species of evergreen or semi-evergreen shrubs or subshrubs in the family Lamiaceae. They are native to the Himalaya and southwestern China south to Peninsular Malaysia. They are growing to 1 to 3 m tall, rarely to 4 m. The aromatic leaves are finely toothed and borne in opposite pairs on the square stems. The flowers are tubular, two-lipped, and carried on terminal spikes.

Westringia

Westringia are resilient and versatile little shrubs, often being quite tolerant to drought. Consequently, they are plants that can be used for xeriscaping: a method of landscaping that hugely reduces irrigation needs. Westringia have fast-growing foliage with whorled leaves and showy blooms.

Karomia

It is native to eastern and southern Africa, Madagascar, and Vietnam.

Jerusalem sage

Jerusalem sage

Jerusalem sage is a genus of over 130 species of flowering plants in the family Lamiaceae, native from the Mediterranean region east across central Asia to China.

Perovskia

Perovskia make up a small group of plants in the mint family. The plants of this genus have all the perfect characteristics for garden use. They are extremely hardy, have long lasting blooms, attract pollinators, and are resistant to deer and rabbits. The genus was named in honor of Russian general V. A. Perovski (1794-1857).

Oxera

Garrettia

Garrettia is a genus of flowering plant in the family Lamiaceae. It contains only one known species. It is native to southern China (Yunnan Province), Java, Thailand.

Anisochilus

Anisochilus is native to China, the Indian Subcontinent, and Indochina.

Tetradenia

Tetradenia is native to Africa, including Madagascar.

Rostrinucula

Rostrinucula is a genus of flowering plants in the family Lamiaceae. It has two known species, both endemic to China.

Tripora

Native to China, Korea, and Japan, tripora are a single-species genus, consisting only of Tripora divaricata. This plant is known to have a somewhat unpleasant scent, which may be good news for your garden as it acts as a deer repellant. It is easily recognized with its trademark blue/purple flowers and strong foliage.

Asterohyptis

Mesosphaerum

Platostoma

Platostoma is a genus of flowering plants in the mint family, Lamiaceae. There are about 44-46 accepted species. It is native to tropical parts of Africa, southern Asia, Papuasia, and Australia.

Paralamium

Paralamium is a genus of flowering plant in the family Lamiaceae. It contains only one known species, native to Yunnan, Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, northern Myanmar, and northern Vietnam.

dead nettle

dead nettle

It is native to China and Japan.

Horminum

Horminum comprises a single species. Horminum is a perennial plant growing to 45 cm tall. The square stems have small hairs with sessile glands. The leaves are produced in basal rosettes, long-stalked, ovate, glossy deep green, quilted, with a bluntly toothed margin. The flowers are produced in whorls on the upper stems, violet-blue or dark purple, tubular or bell-shaped, with two lips. It is native to the Pyrenees and Alps in western Europe.

Anisomeles

Anisomeles is a genus of herbaceous plants of the family Lamiaceae first described in 1909. It is native to China, the Indian Subcontinent, Southeast Asia, New Guinea, Australia, Madagascar, and assorted islands of the Pacific and Indian Oceans.

Sphenodesme

Sphenodesme is native to southern China, the Indian Subcontinent, Indo-China and Malesia.

Pitcher sages

Pitcher sages

Pitcher sages are commonly grown in woodland and butterfly gardens, prized more for their aromatic leaves than the small cup-shaped flowers they produce, although these do attract bees, hummingbirds, and other pollinators in the spring and summer. The plants produce small fruits protected by the longer flower petal, which gives them the appearance of being covered by small lanterns in the winter.

Glorybowers

Glorybowers

Glorybowers are a large, diverse group of flowering trees, shrubs, and vines native to tropical and subtropical regions. Several glorybowers sport handsome, multicolored flowers, and are thus planted ornamentally (though usually only in warm-climate gardens and parks). The Latin name is a combination of the Greek words for "clergy" and "tree", referencing the use of some of the species in ancient religious rituals.

Prairie Brazoria

Prairie Brazoria

Often found growing in prairies, prairie Brazoria are also popular plants in formal and butterfly gardens, as they produce nectar-rich flowers in the spring. The plants have an attractive clumping growth habit, extended blooming period, and reseed easily in the summer, making them a favorite with gardeners. The genus is named for a West Texas botanist.

Premna

Premna are numerous tropical flowering plants growing in the form of threes, shrubs, or, rarely, lianas, and widespread throughout their native range. They were first discovered by science in the 18th century. Recently, as many as 250 chemical compounds have been isolated from premna species.

False rosemary

False rosemary

There are 7 species of false rosemary, all native to the southeastern United States. It is a woody perennial shrub, often with masses of white to lavender blooms in the early spring or fall. The plants are commonly up to 1.006 m in height.

Beautyberries

Beautyberries

Beautyberries are a group of shrubs and small trees native to warm-temperate, subtropical, and tropical regions around the world. The common name, Beautyberry, is apt, as many species in this genus sport beautiful, deeply-hued clusters of round berries. Several species are popular ornamentals in warm-climate parks and gardens. Certain chemicals from beautyberries have been found to be effective insect repellants.

Horsebalms

Horsebalms

Gardeners can use horsebalms as ground cover to plant around trees. In their natural habitat, these wildflowers cover woodland forest floors. Their pointed leaves grow around a stem with a spray of flowers at the top of the stem. The delicate, cup-shaped flowers are yellow or white with tall, distinct stamens.

Skullcap

Skullcap

The attractive flowers that appear in the summer make skullcap popular plants in perennial and rock gardens, where they grow well in partial or sunny locations. The flowers are hooded and tubular-shaped, giving them a unique appearance. The plants grow from seeds produced in the fall as the flowers begin dying back.

Wild Pennyroyal

Wild Pennyroyal

Wild Pennyroyal is a genus of flowering plant in the family Lamiaceae. It contains only one known species, native to Florida, southern Georgia, and the Bahamas.

Elsholtzia

Elsholtzia is widespread across much of temperate and tropical Asia.

Jerusalem sage

Jerusalem sage

Jerusalem sage are a group of flowering plants in the mint family. They tend to be drought-tolerant and often produce showy whorled flowers throughout spring and summer. For this reason, several species within the genus are popular as ornamentals. In ancient times, the leaves of several species were used as lamp wicks. In fact, the Latin name comes from the Greek word for 'flame.'

Lion's ears

Lion's ears

Lion's ears are tall bushes native to Africa with erect stems of blooming, brightly colored flowers. Several species of lion's ears are fabulously popular among gardeners thanks to their dazzling colors, interesting flower shape, and general hardiness. They enjoy sunny positions and provide plenty of nectar for butterflies and hummingbirds.

Motherworts

Motherworts

Motherworts is a genus of plants within the mint family. The species in the genus are characterized by their cut-lobed leaves, axillary flowers found in whorls, and angled nutlets. This genus gets its Latin name from the Greek word for "lion's tail" because the shape of some species resembles a lion's tail.

Mountain mints

Mountain mints

Mountain mints are perennials with a noticeable aroma and clump-forming habit. Gardeners prize them for being highly attractive to pollinators while remaining undisturbed by deer or rabbits. Mountain mints reproduce rapidly, so they must be monitored to keep them in check. Some species are often used in the production of essential oils.

Meehania

Meehania is a genus of flowering plants in the family Lamiaceae, first described in 1894. It is native to China, Japan, and the eastern United States.

Selfheals

Selfheals

Selfheals are a group of low-growing plants in the mint family. Hardy and rapidly spreading when given a sufficiently moist environment, many selfheals have become invasives in locations where they have been introduced. In fact, these species are most commonly encountered as lawn weeds but also spread rapidly as a groundcover in grasslands and wetlands.

satureja

A perennial and semi-evergreen herb, satureja are native to rocky areas of Europe, Africa, and the Mediterranean. It has been used by ancient Greeks and Romans but today often features in herb gardens. Some species are also used as an herb in European and Middle Eastern dishes and is cultivated for its oil.

Mountain tea

Mountain tea

Mountain teas are abundant in Mediterranean regions, the Balkans, the Iberian Peninsula and Macaronesia, but can also be found in Central Europe and temperate Asia. Some schemes recognize and categorize up to 319 distinct species, subspecies, ecotypes, forms or cultivars. The genus is composed of short (8 to 50 cm), xerophytic subshrubs or herbs, annual or perennial. It is pubescent, either villous or coated by a fine, woolly layer of microscopic intertwined hairs.

False pennyroyals

False pennyroyals

False pennyroyals is a genus of flowering plants in the mint family, Lamiaceae. It is native to North and South America.

Clinopodium

Clinopodium are perennial flowering herbs and shrubs that usually flower from mid-summer through to the early fall. Clinopodium are noted for the delicate whorls of blooms that are produced at the end of the stem. Some members of the genus are edible whilst others are used to manufacture dyes.

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Fig trees

Fig trees have been cultivated in many regions for their fruits, particularly the common fig, F. carica. Most of the species have edible fruits, although the common fig is the only one of commercial value. Fig trees are also important food sources for wildlife in the tropics, including monkeys, bats, and insects.

Brambles

Brambles are members of the rose family, and there are hundreds of different types to be found throughout the European countryside. They have been culturally significant for centuries; Christian folklore stories hold that when the devil was thrown from heaven, he landed on a bramble bush. Their vigorous growth habit can tangle into native plants and take over.

Maples

Prunus

Prunus is a genus of flowering fruit trees that includes almonds, cherries, plums, peaches, nectarines, and apricots. These are often known as "stone fruits" because their pits are large seeds or "stones." When prunus trees are damaged, they exhibit "gummosis," a condition in which the tree's gum (similar to sap) is secreted to the bark to help heal external wounds.

Nightshades

Nightshades is a large and diverse genus of plants, with more than 1500 different types worldwide. This genus incorporates both important staple food crops like tomato, potato, and eggplant, but also dangerous poisonous plants from the nightshade family. The name was coined by Pliny the Elder almost two thousand years ago.

Roses

Most species of roses are shrubs or climbing plants that have showy flowers and sharp thorns. They are commonly cultivated for cut flowers or as ornamental plants in gardens due to their attractive appearance, pleasant fragrance, and cultural significance in many countries. The rose hips (fruits) can also be used in jams and teas.

Oaks

Oaks are among the world's longest-lived trees, sometimes growing for over 1,000 years! The oldest known oak tree is in the southern United States and is over 1,500 years old. Oaks produce an exceedingly popular type of wood which is used to make different products, from furniture and flooring to wine barrels and even cosmetic creams.

Mint

Lamiaceae

Also known as: Deadnettle

Lifespan

Perennial

Key Facts About Mint

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Attributes of Mint

Leaf type

Semi-evergreen

Scientific Classification of Mint

Phylum

Vascular plants

Class

Dicotyledons

Order

Mints plantains olives and allies

Family

Mint

Exploring the Mint Plants

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8 most common species：

Ocimum

Rubiteucris

Rubiteucris is native to southern China, the Himalayas, and Myanmar.

Volkameria

Gomphostemma

Gomphostemma is a genus of flowering plants in the mint family, Lamiaceae. It is native to Southeast Asia, China, and the Indian subcontinent.

Coleus

Lagochilus

The genus is native to central, south-central, and eastern Asia.

Micromeria

Heal-all

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