Historical Common Names of Great Plains Plants:

Mentha spicata L.

Origin: introduced

Scientific Synonyms: Mentha cordifolia auct., Mentha longifolia (L.) Huds., Mentha longifolia auct. non (L.) Huds., Mentha longifolia L., Mentha tenuis Michx. (Mentha viridis Walt.), Mentha viridis L.

Common names:

America spear mint (1840) (19)

Baume vert (1900, French) (158)

Brook mint [Brook-mint] (1900-1923) (5, 156, 158)

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

Common mint (1912-1923) (5, 62, 156)

European horse mint [European horsemint] (1900-1913) (5, 158)

Fish mint [Fish-mint] (1900-1923) (5, 156, 158)

Garden mint (1900-1923) (5, 156, 158)

Green mint (1923) (156)

Grüne minze (1900, German) (158)

Horse mint, Horse-mint, Horsemint (1913-1942) (5, 155, 156)

Lamb mint [Lamb's-mint, Lamb's mint] (1900-1923) (5, 156, 158)

Lammint (1900) (158)

Mackerel mint [Mackerel-mint] (1900-1923) (5, 156, 158)

Menthe romaine (1900, French) (158)

Menthe vert (1900, French) (158)

Mint (1876-1911) (55, 92, 158)

Our Lady's mint (1900-1923) (5, 62, 156, 158)

Römische minze (1900, German) (158)

Sage-of-Bethlehem (1900-1923) (5, 156, 158)

Spearmint [Spear mint, Spear-mint, Spere Mynt] (1568-Present, Turner) (50, 4, 1, 5, 19, 49, 53, 55, 57, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 72, 92, 97, 106, 107, 109, 120, 124, 138, 155, 156, 158)

Water horse mint (1913) (5)

Water mint [Water-mint] (1900-1923) (156, 158)

Wild mint (1932, SD) (85)

Yerba buena (1900, Spanish) (158)