Mentha canadensis

Mentha canadensis

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Mentha canadensis L.
Engl.: Japanese mint, American corn mint, Canadian mint, Chinese mint, Chinese peppermint, horsemint, Japanese peppermint.
Deu.: Japanische Minze, Chinesische Minze.
Suom.: japaninminttu.
Bot. syn.: Mentha arvensis L. f. piperascens Malinv. ex Holmes, Mentha arvensis L. ssp. canadensis (L.) H. Hara, Mentha arvensis L. var. canadensis (L.) Kuntze, Mentha arvensis L. var. glabrata Fernald, Mentha arvensis L. var. piperascens Malinv. ex L. H. Bailey, Mentha haplocalyx Briq., Mentha pedunculata Hu & Tsai, Mentha sachalinensis (Briq.) Kudo.

The peppermints.

Submitted by Blog - Henriette on 8 August, 2005 - 10:00
Blog categories: 
Single herbs
Botanical name: 
Mentha x piperita
Mentha arvensis
Mentha canadensis

Henriette's herbal blog: Yep, that one is peppermint. This one -- isn't.

PD: Herbal syrups.

Submitted by Blog - Henriette on 11 October, 2006 - 10:00
Botanical name: 
Hyssopus officinalis
Thymus vulgaris
Taraxacum officinale
Mentha x piperita
Vaccinium oxycoccos
Mentha canadensis
Picea abies
Plantago lanceolata
Satureja biflora
Preparations: 
Syrups

Henriette's herbal blog: You can make a lot of syrups with 15-20 people in a teaching kitchen over 2+3 days.

Nettle seed from Finland.

Submitted by Blog - Henriette on 22 September, 2006 - 18:00
Blog categories: 
General
Botanical name: 
Mentha x piperita
Urtica dioica
Mentha canadensis

Henriette's herbal blog: I was teaching up north this week and found a supplier of nettle seeds.

Peppery mints.

Submitted by Blog - Henriette on 10 August, 2005 - 10:00
Blog categories: 
Single herbs
Botanical name: 
Mentha x piperita
Clinopodium grandiflorum
Mentha canadensis
Pycnanthemum tenuifolium
Pycnanthemum verticillatum

Henriette's herbal blog: There's peppermints, and there's other pepperminty mints.