Mentha × carinthiaca
Mentha × carinthiaca Host
Mentha × carinthiaca, known as the Austrian or Carinthian mint, is a hybrid mint species within the genus Mentha, native to Europe and locally extinct in the United Kingdom and Belgium.
Description
Mentha × carinthiaca is a hybrid mint species belonging to the genus Mentha in the family Lamiaceae. It is commonly referred to as the Austrian or Carinthian mint. The species is native to Europe but has experienced local extinction in the United Kingdom and Belgium. It was first described and published by Host in 1831.
Synonyms
Mentha brutteletiMentha carniolicaMentha malinvaldiMentha muellerianaMentha palatinaMentha pyrenaicaMentha quadicaMentha ramosissimaMentha scordiastrumMentha scribaeMentha submollisMentha subtomentosaMentha triemarginataMentha wohlwerthianaMentha arvensis var. scordiastrumMentha carinthiaca var. micranthaMentha palustris var. paucifloraMentha triemarginata var. subtomentosaMentha carinthiaca var. subtomentosaMentha carinthiaca var. triemarginataMentha carinthiaca var. diespasmenaMentha carinthiaca var. submollisMentha carinthiaca var. brutteletiiMentha carinthiaca var. dictyophyllaMentha schultzianaMentha schultziana var. diespasmenaMentha schultziana var. pyrenaicaMentha schultziana f. palatinaMentha schultziana var. muellerianaMentha schultziana var. scribae
