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Mentha spicata

species of mint
Taxon taxon Q160114
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Summary

Mentha spicata is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.51% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,360 views/month, #992 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Taxon rank: species[3]
  • IUCN conservation status: Least Concern[4]
  • Parent taxon: Mentha[5]
  • Taxon name: Mentha spicata[6]
  • Subclass of: herb[7], perennial plant[8]
  • Has use: medicinal plant[9], vegetable[10]
  • Commons category: Mentha spicata[11]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Mentha spicata[12]
  • Commons gallery: Mentha spicata[13]
  • Described by source: Flora Reipublicae Popularis Sinicae, volume 66[14], The Domestic Encyclopædia; Or, A Dictionary Of Facts, And Useful Knowledge[15]
  • GRIN URL: https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomydetail.aspx?id=24082[16]
  • This taxon is source of: spearmint oil[17], spearmint[18]
  • Short name: M. spicata[19]
  • Taxon common name: mintys ysbigog[20], spearmint[21], نعناع مدبب[22], Sünbüllü nan[23], Гьозум[24], Гюзъм[25], джоджен[26], Юзум[27], পুদিনা,[28], Menta verda[29], máta klasnatá[30], Mint[31], Grøn Mynte[32], Grüne Minze[33]

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Identifiers

Mentha spicata's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 29719[34]. Mentha spicata's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 579697[35]. Mentha spicata's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2927175[36]. Mentha spicata's ITIS TSN is recorded as 32272[37].

Why It Matters

Mentha spicata has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[38] It is known by 145 alternative names across languages and contexts.[39]

Related Entities

Beijing Brazil People's Republic of China

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . Species Plantarum. 1st Edition, Volume 2. wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2022.2. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . Species Plantarum. 1st Edition, Volume 2. wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . Species Plantarum. 1st Edition, Volume 2. wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . A plant species list dataset for urban area of Beijing, China 2007 – 2020. wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . A Scientific Dataset of useful plants of China. wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . A Scientific Dataset of useful plants of China. wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [34] ↑ . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [37] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [35] ↑ . Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [36] ↑ . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [16] ↑ . GRIN Taxonomy for Plants. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [20] ↑ . Gwefan Llên Natur. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [21] ↑ . United States Department of Agriculture Plants Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  33. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  34. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  35. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [38] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [39] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 7w ago · Debessis · 2026-08-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Open food facts food category id → spearmint
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  2. 8w ago · Mrwdat3 · 2026-08-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Open food facts food category id → spearmint
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Open food facts food category id: fresh-spearmint, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1787294338286"
  3. 14w ago · Nyuhn · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Described at url → —
    P14541 → 1PSgyb
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