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Stamens 4. Fragrant herbs Mentha
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Flowers in cymes forming dense, terminal, cylindrical or globose, spike-like thyrses. Branches often purplish
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Flowers in globose terminal heads, sometimes with some verticillate whorls distant from the terminal head. Leaves ovate, 2–8 cm long, serrate; petiole glabrous. Corolla dark lilac. Rhizomatous herb with characteristic lemon or eau-de-cologne scent. Coast. Escape from cultivation. Damp places. Introd. from Europe. Fl. summer–autumn. Lemon Mint, Eau-de-Cologne Min m. M. piperitacitrata