Categories
Mentha australis
From Wikipedia - Reading time: 5 min
| Australian mint | |
|---|---|
| |
Scientific classification 
| |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Lamiales |
| Family: | Lamiaceae |
| Genus: | Mentha |
| Species: | M. australis
|
| Binomial name | |
| Mentha australis R. Br.
| |
Mentha australis is known by the common names of river mint, native mint, native peppermint, and Australian mint.[1] It is a mint species within the genus Mentha.
It is a native of eastern Australia, occurring in every state and territory except Western Australia. It is also naturalized on the North Island of New Zealand.[2]
See also
[edit]
References
[edit]- ^ Quattrocchi, Umberto (1999). CRC World dictionary of plant names: Common names, Scientific Names, Eponyms, Sonyonyms, and Etymology. Vol. III M-Q. CRC Press. p. 1659. ISBN 0-8493-2673-7. OCLC 1034973337.
- ^ Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
- Ali, A.; Cottrell, J.J.; Dunshea, F.R. (2023). "Characterization, Antioxidant Potential, and Pharmacokinetics Properties of Phenolic Compounds from Native Australian Herbs and Fruits". Plants. 12 (5): 993. doi:10.3390/plants12050993.
External Links
[edit]- "Mentha australis R.Br. — River Mint". Atlas of Living Australia.
 | This Australian asterid article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
 | This Lamiaceae article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
Licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 | Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mentha_australis4 views | ↧ Download as ZWI file
EncycloReader
is supported by the 
KSF