Lamiaceae

Gingermint

Mentha × gracilis Sole

Family: Lamiaceae
Genus: Mentha

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Common names

By language (10)

Arabic: نعناع قلبي
Cantonese: 薑薄荷
Chinese: 姜薄荷, 薑薄荷, 苏格兰薄荷, 北美留兰香
Dutch: Edelmunt
English: Gingermint
Finnish: Jalominttu
German: Ingwer-Minze, Kärntner Minze
hsb: Dobra mjetlička
Norwegian Bokmål: Engmynte
Welsh: Mintys culddail

Synonyms

Mentha agardhiana (Hartm.) Fr.
Mentha aquatica var. agardhiana (Hartm.) Hartm.
Mentha arrhenii H.Lindb.
Mentha arvensis var. gracilis (Sole) Nyman
Mentha arvensis var. pauliana (F.W.Schultz) Nyman
Mentha arvensis var. subgentilis A.Blytt
Mentha beckeri Heinr.Braun
Mentha calvescens Heinr.Braun
Mentha cantalica Hérib.
Mentha cardiaca (Gray) Gerarde ex Baker
Mentha cardiaca var. kmetiana Heinr.Braun
Mentha cardiaca var. pergracilis Heinr.Braun
Mentha ciliata Opiz ex Fresen.
Mentha cinerea Opiz
Mentha crepiniana T.Durand
Mentha cruciata Opiz ex Steud.
Mentha dentata Moench
Mentha dentata var. agraria (Opiz ex Fresen.) Heinr.Braun
Mentha elegans Lej.
Mentha elliptica Lej.
Mentha elliptica var. variegata (Sole) Heinr.Braun
Mentha gentilis f. beckeriana Topitz
Mentha gentilis f. geniata Topitz
Mentha gentilis f. gratiosa Topitz
Mentha gentilis f. hackenbruckii Topitz
Mentha gentilis f. hercynica Topitz
Mentha gentilis f. nemoricola Topitz
Mentha gentilis f. pseudorubra Topitz
Mentha gentilis f. scandica Topitz
Mentha gentilis f. variegata Moldenke
Mentha gentilis subsp. cardiaca (Gray) Briq.
Mentha gentilis subsp. pauliana (F.W.Schultz) Briq.
Mentha gentilis subsp. pratensis (Sole) Briq.
Mentha gentilis subsp. rubra Nyman
Mentha gentilis var. agardhiana (Hartm.) Nyman
Mentha gentilis var. altissima Hartm.
Mentha gentilis var. arrhenii (H.Lindb.) Hyl.
Mentha gentilis var. cacosma Topitz
Mentha gentilis var. cardiaca (Gray) Briq.
Mentha gentilis var. ciliata Briq.

and 50 more.

Characteristics

Growth habit: Forb/herb
Lifespan: Perennial
In the US and Canada: Canada: introduced, Lower 48 states: introduced

Photos

Photo: SEWilco, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Photo by David J. Stang, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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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); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.