Mentha micrantha

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Lamiales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Diaphoretickes Cladus: CAM Cladus: Archaeplastida Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Asterids Cladus: Lamiids Ordo: Lamiales

Familia: Lamiaceae
Subfamilia: Nepetoideae
Tribus: Mentheae
Subtribus: Menthinae
Genus: Mentha
Species: Mentha micrantha

Name

Mentha micrantha (Fisch. ex Benth.) Heinr.Braun, Verh. K. K. Zool.-Bot. Ges. Wien 40: 493 (1890).

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Mentha pulegium subsp. micrantha (Fisch. ex Benth.) Briq. in H.G.A.Engler & K.A.E.Prantl, Nat. Pflanzenfam. 4(3a): 318 (1896).
  • Mentha pulegium var. micrantha Fisch. ex Benth. in A.P.de Candolle, Prodr. 12: 175 (1848).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Asia-Temperate Caucasus North Caucasus. Middle Asia Kazakhstan. Europe Eastern Europe South European Russia. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2025. Mentha micrantha in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2025 Dec 14. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2025. Mentha micrantha. Published online. Accessed: 14 Dec 2025. Reference page.
• Hassler, M. 2025. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Mentha micrantha. Accessed: Dec 14 2025. Reference page.