Horse Mint
Mentha longifolia (L.) L.
Mentha longifolia (L.) L., known as Horse Mint, is a species in the Lamiaceae family. It is native to Europe (excluding Britain and Ireland), western and central Asia, and parts of Africa. The name was published in 1759 and is an illegitimate replacement for Mentha longifolia (L.) Hudson (1762), which was based on Mentha spicata var. longifolia L. (1753). There is no type material associated with this name in the Clifford herbarium.
Description
Mentha longifolia is a member of the Lamiaceae family and is commonly referred to as Horse Mint. It is distributed across Europe (excluding Britain and Ireland), western and central Asia, and parts of Africa. The species was first published in 1759 by Linnaeus as a replacement for Mentha longifolia (L.) Hudson, which was itself based on Mentha spicata var. longifolia L. from 1753. However, this name is considered illegitimate. According to botanical records, there is no type material associated with Mentha longifolia (L.) L. in the Clifford herbarium, as noted by Hedge & Lamond in 1968.
Other common names
Horse Minthorsemint
Distribution
NO · Global · Afghanistan · Albania · Algeria · Altay · Austria · Baltic States · Belarus · Belgium · Bulgaria · Canary Is. · Cape Provinces · Central European Rus · Chad · China South-Central · Cyprus · Czechoslovakia · East Aegean Is. · East European Russia · Egypt · Ethiopia · France · Free State · Germany · Greece · Hungary · Illinois · Iran · Iraq
Synonyms
Mentha spicata var. longifoliaMentha spicata subsp. longifoliaMentha longifolia var. longifolia
