Spearmint

Spearmint (binomial Mentha spicata, synonym Mentha viridis), also known as garden mint, common mint, lamb mint and mackerel mint, is a species of mint native to much of Europe and Asia (Middle East, Himalayas, China etc.), and naturalized in parts of northern and western Africa, North America, and South America, as well as various oceanic islands.
Subspecies
Mentha spicata subsp. condensata (Briq.) Greuter & Burdet—Mediterranean region; naturalized in New Zealand
Mentha spicata subsp. spicata—most of species range

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