->Mentha canadensis

Traits:

• found in eastern Asia, North America;
• very hardy perennial plant, habitat in swamps, river and lake shores, edges of woods or in zones with moisture;
• blooms from late spring until frost;
• flowers have a light pink color;
• extremely invasive through underground runners;
• readily hybridizes with other mint species;

Chemotype: quite diverse, but only the high menthol forms are cultivated. The North American forms have a typical pennyroyal(Mentha pulegium) smell and taste, but the eastern Asian forms are the ones who are cultivated for oils and crystallized menthol.

Subspecies/Cultivars:

• Mentha canadensis (Mentha arvensis var. piperascens) - Japanese Menthol mint
• Mentha canadensis - American Corn mint