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Lamiaceae

Mentha japonica (Miq.) Makino

Family
Lamiaceae
Genus
Mentha

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Mentha japonica: Mentha japonica
Photo: Yoshimasa Uchiyama, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (3)
Chinese
日本薄荷
Japanese
ヒメハッカ
Latvian
Japānas mētra

Synonyms

  • Micromeria japonica Miq.
  • Micromeria yezoensis Miyabe & Tatew.

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.