Cymes in the axils of leaf-like bracts
Flowers in clusters of 2–6 in leaf axils, rarely more. Plants with multicellular or retrorse hairs. Leaves ovate 1–4.5 cm long. Corolla white, pink or mauve. Herb to 60 cm high, rooting at nodes. Damp or swampy areas on clay-rich soils. Widespread. Fl. summer–winter. Forest Mint Mentha laxiflora