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flowers in the summer (from July to September in the northern hemisphere), and has relatively large seeds, which measure 0.62 - 0.90 mm. The name spear mint derives from the pointed leaf tips.

Mentha spicata varies considerably in leaf blade dimensions, the prominence of leaf veins, and pubescence.

Taxonomy

Mentha spicata was first described scientifically by Carl Linnaeus in 1753. The epithet spicata means 'bearing a spike'. The species has two accepted subspecies,

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