Biblical Mint / نعنع بري / نعنع ميّه /

نعناع طويل الاوراق /

Mentha longifolia (L.) Huds.

Edibility and usage

Edibility

Edible

Edible part

Leaves

Preparation

Herbal tea

Blooming period

October to January

Foraging period

September to January

Seed collection period

March to May

Potential medicinal uses

Aromatic
Vulnerary

Description

Perenniality

Perennial

Petal colour

Light purple
Violet

Leaf type

Entire

Life form

Hemicryptophyte

Scientifc data

Genus

Mentha

Family

Lamiaceae

Wikidata item

Q161924

GBIF Item

Mentha longifolia (L.) Huds. (2927177)

Conservation status (IUCN)

Least concern

References

Al Sheikh, B. (2019). Checklist and Ecological Data Base of Wild Plants of the West Bank - Palestine (Arabic).
Akhani, H. 2014. Mentha longifolia. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2014: e.T164306A42320630. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-1.RLTS.T164306A42320630.en. Accessed on 23 March 2022.
Mentha longifolia (L.) Huds. in GBIF Secretariat (2021). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2022-03-23.

Citation

Mentha longifolia (L.) Huds. in Barari platform (2026). Barari Flora Taxonomy. https://barari.org/species/567 accessed via barari.org on 2/19/2026.