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Species
Mentha arvensis [Mentha canadensis]
Family
Lamiaceae
CommonName
field mint, wild mint, corn mint
Presence
YES
Status
exotic
EarliestDate
1929
LatestDate
2018
Ecosystem
basin, shrubland, montane, ruderal
Geobotanical
Garitas, SSanjuans, NCristos, UBasin, LBasin
Counties
Alamosa, Conejos, Costilla, Hinsdale, Mineral, Rio Grande, Saguache, Archuleta
Passes
La Veta
WildlifePreserves
Alamosa, Baca, Great Sand Dunes, San Luis Lakes
Other Localities
La Botica
PhotoRecords
YES Rich Haswell: Alamosa Co, Great Sand Dunes NP 16 July 2018
Comments
In the Watershed corn mint is quite common from basin to montane, alongside streams and lakes, but also on road sides and ditch banks—an exotic that has become quite naturalized. Usually it needs mesic conditions. Some authorities distinguish between Mentha arvensis and M. canadensis, which they take to be the species native to the USA. By whichever name, corn mint is widespread throughout the USA except for the Deep South and most of Texas. It follows the Rio Grande drainage through New Mexico to the border with Mexico; BONAP also shows collections from the Big Bend country of Texas.
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