Mentha L. >
Stamens 4. Fragrant herbs Mentha
Cymes in the axils of leaf-like bracts
Flowers numerous in leaf axils. Plants grey-green, villous with simple hairs. Leaves ovate to orbicular, 1–1.5 mm long; the floral ones smaller. Corolla lilac. Stoloniferous herb often rooting at the nodes. Coast. Escape from cultivation. Naturalized near habitation. Introd. from Europe. Fl. summer–autumn. Pennyroyal Mentha pulegium