European pennyroyal / دَبّاب / نعناع /

البلاية / البيطل / الغبيرة / الفوذنج البري / النعناع الأوروبي / النعناع البري / فُلْيَة / نعنع ميّه /

Mentha pulegium L.

Edibility and usage

Edibility
Edible
Edible part
  • Leaves
Preparation
  • Herbal tea
Blooming period
June to September
Foraging period
January
Seed collection period
September to December

Description

Perenniality
Perennial
Petal colour
  • Crimson
  • Light purple
  • Pink
Leaf type
  • Entire
Life form
  • Annual
  • Hemicryptophyte
Foliage
Deciduous

Scientifc data

Genus
Mentha
Family
Lamiaceae
Wikidata item
Q161235
GBIF Item
Mentha pulegium L. (2927189)
Conservation status (IUCN)
Least concern

References

  1. Wikipedia contributors. (2022, June 25). Mentha pulegium. In Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Retrieved 09:25, August 31, 2022, from https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Mentha_pulegium&oldid=1094875619
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  6. Licata, Mario, Teresa Tuttolomondo, Claudio Leto, Giuseppe Virga, Giuseppe Bonsangue, Ignazio Cammalleri, Maria Gennaro, and Salvatore La Bella. “A Survey of Wild Plant Species for Food Use in Sicily (Italy).” Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine 12

Citation

Mentha pulegium L. in Barari platform (2025). Barari Flora Taxonomy. https://barari.org/species/568 accessed via barari.org on 8/15/2025.

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