Spear Mint / نعنع /

Mentha spicata L.

Edibility and usage

Edibility

Delicious

Edible part

Leaves

Preparation

Herbal tea
Salads

Blooming period

January to December

Foraging period

January to September

Description

Perenniality

Perennial

Petal colour

Crimson
Pink

Leaf type

Entire

Life form

Chamaephyte

Scientifc data

Genus

Mentha

Family

Lamiaceae

Wikidata item

Q160114

GBIF Item

Mentha spicata L. (2927175)

Conservation status (IUCN)

Least concern

References

Wikipedia contributors. (2022, July 5). Spearmint. In Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Retrieved 09:25, August 31, 2022, from https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Spearmint&oldid=1096617990

Citation

Mentha spicata L. in Barari platform (2025). Barari Flora Taxonomy. https://barari.org/species/569 accessed via barari.org on 9/9/2025.