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Water Mint, Menta acuática

Mentha aquatica

Description:

Herbaceous rhizomatous perennial plant growing to 90 centimetres tall. The stems are square in cross section, green or purple, and variably hairy to almost hairless. The rhizomes are wide-spreading, fleshy, and bear fibrous roots. The leaves are ovate to ovate-lanceolate, 2 to 6 centimetres long and 1 to 4 centimetres broad, green (sometimes purplish), opposite, toothed, and vary from hairy to nearly hairless. The flowers of the watermint are tiny, densely crowded, purple, tubular, pinkish to lilac in colour; flowering is from mid to late summer. Water Mint is pollinated by insects, and also spreads by underground rhizomes, like other species of mint. All parts of the plant have a distinctly minty smell.

Habitat:

Water Mint occurs in the shallow margins and channels of streams. Spotted close to a small brook reaching the sea.

Notes:

Camera Model: NIKON D300. Exposure Time: 1/500 sec.; f/13; ISO Speed Rating: 800. Exposure Bias: 0 EV. Focal Length: 300.0 mm. No flash

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arlanda
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arlanda

Castropol, Asturias, Spain

Spotted on Aug 20, 2013
Submitted on Nov 8, 2013

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