Plants : LamiaceaeFerns and Flowering Plants

Mentha aquatica L.

Water Mint

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Mentha aquatica

Description: A mint species characteristic of fens and marshes and the edges of lakes, canals and slow rivers. The toothed leaves are broadly oval and the pale flowers are carried in a round head at the top of the stem.

All names: Mentha aquatica L.

Distribution Map from NBN: Mentha aquatica at National Biodiversity Network mapping facility, data for UK.

iNaturalist: Mentha aquatica at iNaturalist World Species Observations database.

 Hackney, P., 2026. Mentha aquatica. L.. [In] Flora of Northern Ireland.
https://habitas.org/flora/species.php?item=4198. Accessed on 2026-11-02.