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Mentha arvensis L. x pulegium L. ? | ||
Fam.: Lamiaceae / Mint Fam. |
Genus: Mentha L. |
Authors: | |||
Carl von Linné (Linnaeus, 1707 - 1777), Swedish naturalist who introduced the binary naming system for plants and animals | |||
Etymology: | |||
Mentha: | Greek plant name from the nymph Minthe | ||
arvensis: | growing in fields | ||
pulegium: | pulex = flea (used against fleas) | ||
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