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Whorled Mint, Mentha x verticillata, Mismín burla
Photographs: the Gearagh, Co. Cork

Whorled Mint
Mentha x verticillata (Mentha aquatica x arvensis)
Mismín burla
Family: Lamiaceae

Flowering time: July-October. Perennial. Native. Natural hybrid between Water Mint (Mentha aquatica) and Corn Mint (Mentha arvensis)

Whorls of mauve flowers, the stamens NOT projecting, either flowers or leaves at apex. Calyx hairy with narrow-triangular teeth. A stronger, taller plant than Corn Mint with stalked, toothed, hairy leaves. Sterile hybrid, spreading vegetatively by underground rhizomes. Height to 90cm

The most frequent hybrid Mint. Prefers slightly drier ground than Water Mint on damp grassland and river banks. Confirmed by Paul Green

Whorled Mint, Mentha x verticillata, Mismín burla

Whorled Mint, Mentha x verticillata, Mismín burla
Whorled Mint, Mentha x verticillata, Mismín burla

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