Historical Common Names of Great Plains Plants:

Mentha ×piperita L. (pro sp.) [aquatica × spicata]

Origin: introduced

Scientific Synonyms: Mentha aquatica L. var. crispa (L.) Benth., Mentha crispa L., Mentha dumetorum Schultes, Mentha palustris (Mentha piperita L.), Mentha piperita L.

Common names:

Balm mint (1900-1913) (5, 158)

Brandy mint (brandy-mint) (1913?-1929) (5, 156, 157)

Crisp-leaf mint [Crispleaf mint, Crisped-leaved mint] (1900-1942) (5, 155, 158)

Cross mint (1900-1913) (5, 158)

Curled mint (1876-1913) (5, 92, 158)

Krauseminze (1900, German) (158)

Lamb mint (lamb's mint) (1913?-1929) (5, 156, 157)

Lammint (1929) (157)

Manzania (1898, CA) (77)

Mentha (1919) (52)

Menthe Poivree (1892, French) (6)

Peppermint (Present) (50)

Peppermint [Peper-mint] (1704-1977, no mention of peppermint prior to 1700 and then only as a wild plant, Ray) (3, 5, 6, 19, 49, 52, 53, 54, 55, 57, 59, 60, 62, 63, 80, 82, 92, 93, 95, 97, 106, 107, 109, 120, 138, 156, 157)

Pfeffermünze (1892, German) (6)