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Mentha longifolia (L.) Huds.

Leaves, January. This photo is available under the Creative Commons CC-BY-NC 4.0.

Edibility and Usage

Edibility
Edible
Edible part
  • Leaves
Preparation
  • Herbal tea
Blooming period
October to January
Foraging period
September to January
Seed collection period
March to May
Potential medicinal uses
  • Aromatic
  • Vulnerary

Description

Perenniality
Perennial
Petal colour
  • Light purple
  • Violet
Leaf type
  • Entire
Life form
  • Hemicryptophyte

Scientifc data

Genus
Mentha
Family
Lamiaceae
Wikidata item
Q161924
GBIF Item
Mentha longifolia (L.) Huds. (2927177)
Conservation status (IUCN)
Least concern

References

  1. Al Sheikh, B. (2019). Checklist and Ecological Data Base of Wild Plants of the West Bank - Palestine (Arabic).
  2. Akhani, H. 2014. Mentha longifolia. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2014: e.T164306A42320630. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-1.RLTS.T164306A42320630.en. Accessed on 23 March 2022.
  3. Mentha longifolia (L.) Huds. in GBIF Secretariat (2021). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2022-03-23.

Citation

Mentha longifolia (L.) Huds. in Barari platform (2026). Barari Flora Taxonomy. https://barari.org/species/567 accessed via barari.org on 2/19/2026.

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