Round-leaved mint
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The round-leaved mint ( Mentha suaveolens ) is a species of the mint ( Mentha ) genus . It is often confused with the hybrid grove mint ( Mentha × villosa ).
features
The round-leaved mint is a perennial, herbaceous plant that reaches heights of 30 to 80 centimeters. It forms subterranean runners. The stem is pubescent and shaggy. The leaves are rounded, egg-shaped and relatively small. They are noticeably serrated and rounded at the base to heart-shaped. The top is very wrinkled. With the variety Mentha suaveolens var. Suaveolens the underside is felty, with Mentha suaveolens var. Glabrescens (Timb.) Bässler both sides are balding. The crown is light purple to almost white. The fruit capsule is not constricted.
The plant is fertile.
The flowering period extends from July to September.
The number of chromosomes is 2n = 24, less often 18, 36 or 54.
Occurrence
Round-leaved mint occurs in Europe , Macaronesia , North Africa , Turkey and China . In southern and western Europe it inhabits wet and temporarily flooded pastures (flood troughs), ditches and wet roadsides. It prefers nutrient-rich soils and is alkaline, i. i.e., it prefers basic soils . In Central Europe it is a character species of the Potentillo-Menthetum suaveolentis from the Agropyro-Rumicion association. In northern Europe and North America the species is a neophyte.
Systematics
One can distinguish the following subspecies:
- Mentha suaveolens subsp. suaveolens : It occurs in Macaronesia, Europe and the Mediterranean region and is a neophyte, especially in North America.
- Mentha suaveolens subsp. timija (Coss. ex Briq.) Harley : It occurs in Morocco.
use
The round-leaved mint is used as a ground covering crop in gardens. It is common in the south, rare in the center and north. It is a medicinal and scented plant .
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literature
- Eckehart J. Jäger, Friedrich Ebel, Peter Hanelt, Gerd K. Müller (eds.): Rothmaler - excursion flora from Germany. Volume 5: Herbaceous ornamental and useful plants . Spectrum Academic Publishing House, Berlin Heidelberg 2008, ISBN 978-3-8274-0918-8 .
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Erich Oberdorfer : Plant-sociological excursion flora for Germany and neighboring areas . With the collaboration of Angelika Schwabe and Theo Müller. 8th, heavily revised and expanded edition. Eugen Ulmer, Stuttgart (Hohenheim) 2001, ISBN 3-8001-3131-5 , pp. 817-818 .
- ^ World Checklist of selected Plant Families. Mentha suaveolens Ehrh. Kew Royal Botanic Gardens, accessed September 20, 2011 (English, dissemination).
- ↑ Xi-wen Li & Ian C. Hedge: Lamiaceae in the Flora of China , Volume 17, p. 236: Mentha suaveolens - Online. (Section description, systematics).
- ↑ a b c Rafaël Govaerts (ed.): Mentha suaveolens. In: World Checklist of Selected Plant Families (WCSP) - The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew . Retrieved February 27, 2016.
Web links
- Round-leaved mint. In: FloraWeb.de.
- Round-leaved mint . In: BiolFlor, the database of biological-ecological characteristics of the flora of Germany.
- Mentha suaveolens Ehrh. In: Info Flora , the national data and information center for Swiss flora . Retrieved February 27, 2016.
- Distribution in the northern hemisphere
- Thomas Meyer: Mint data sheet with identification key and photos at Flora-de: Flora von Deutschland (old name of the website: Flowers in Swabia )
