Higher Classification: > Kingdom Plantae > Division Tracheophyta > Subdivision Spermatophytina > Class Magnoliopsida > Superorder Asteranae > Order Lamiales > Family Lamiaceae > Genus Mentha

Mentha pulegium L.

Rank: Species
Taxon Status: accepted

Relationships towards this taxon

Genus group names

MenthaL.accepted genus name
Audibertia Benth. heterotypic synonym
Menthella Pérard heterotypic synonym
Minthe St.-Lag. heterotypic synonym
Preslia Opiz heterotypic synonym
Pulegium Mill. heterotypic synonym

Species group names

Melissa pulegium (L.) Griseb. homotypic synonym
Mentha pulegium subsp. vulgaris (Mill.) Briq. homotypic synonym
Mentha pulegium var. vulgaris (Mill.) Briq. homotypic synonym
Minthe pulegia (L.) St.-Lag. homotypic synonym
Pulegium vulgare Mill. homotypic synonym
Mentha albarracinensis Pau heterotypic synonym
Mentha aromatica Salisb. heterotypic synonym
Mentha aucheri Pérard heterotypic synonym
Mentha daghestanica Boriss. heterotypic synonym
Mentha erinoides Heldr. heterotypic synonym
Mentha exigua L. heterotypic synonym
Mentha gibraltarica Willd. heterotypic synonym
Mentha hirtiflora Opiz ex Heinr. Braun heterotypic synonym
Mentha montana Lowe ex Benth. heterotypic synonym
Mentha pulegioides Dumort. heterotypic synonym
Mentha pulegium f. alba Rainha heterotypic synonym
Mentha pulegium f. albiflora Cheshm. heterotypic synonym
Mentha pulegium f. anodonta Topitz heterotypic synonym
Mentha pulegium f. brusanensis Topitz heterotypic synonym
Mentha pulegium f. cephalonia Heinr. Braun heterotypic synonym
Mentha pulegium f. cermatisa Topitz heterotypic synonym
Mentha pulegium f. communis Topitz heterotypic synonym
Mentha pulegium f. foetida Topitz heterotypic synonym
Mentha pulegium f. hellenica Topitz heterotypic synonym
Mentha pulegium f. macrostylos Topitz heterotypic synonym
Mentha pulegium f. setuligera Topitz heterotypic synonym
Mentha pulegium f. sphenoides Topitz heterotypic synonym
Mentha pulegium f. stenobasea Topitz heterotypic synonym
Mentha pulegium f. strongylophylla Topitz heterotypic synonym
Mentha pulegium subsp. cephalonia (Heinr. Braun) Kokkini heterotypic synonym
Mentha pulegium subsp. erinoides (Heldr.) Kokkini heterotypic synonym
Mentha pulegium subsp. gibraltarica (Willd.) Briq. heterotypic synonym
Mentha pulegium subsp. tomentosa (Sm.) Nyman heterotypic synonym
Mentha pulegium subvar. prostrata (Timb.-Lagr.) Rouy heterotypic synonym
Mentha pulegium var. cacocea Topitz heterotypic synonym
Mentha pulegium var. cotorensis Topitz heterotypic synonym
Mentha pulegium var. erecta (Mill.) Briq. heterotypic synonym
Mentha pulegium var. eriantha DC. heterotypic synonym
Mentha pulegium var. exigua (L.) Nyman heterotypic synonym
Mentha pulegium var. gigantea Lej. & Courtois heterotypic synonym
Mentha pulegium var. hirsuta Briq. heterotypic synonym
Mentha pulegium var. hirtiflora Heinr. Braun heterotypic synonym
Mentha pulegium var. humifusa Lej. & Courtois heterotypic synonym
Mentha pulegium var. hyperiantha Briq. heterotypic synonym
Mentha pulegium var. microphylla Friv. heterotypic synonym
Mentha pulegium var. prostrata Timb.-Lagr. heterotypic synonym
Mentha pulegium var. pubescens Briq. heterotypic synonym
Mentha pulegium var. strongylophylla (Topitz) Topitz heterotypic synonym
Mentha pulegium var. subtomentella (Heinr. Braun) Topitz heterotypic synonym
Mentha pulegium var. thymoides Topitz heterotypic synonym
Mentha pulegium var. tomentella (Hoffmanns. & Link) Topitz heterotypic synonym
Mentha pulegium var. villosa Benth. heterotypic synonym
Mentha subtomentella Heinr. Braun heterotypic synonym
Mentha subtomentella var. ceplaloniae Heinr. Braun heterotypic synonym
Mentha subtomentella var. humillima Heinr. Braun heterotypic synonym
Mentha subtomentella var. microphylla (Friv.) Heinr. Braun heterotypic synonym
Mentha tomentella Hoffmanns. & Link heterotypic synonym
Mentha tomentosa Sm. heterotypic synonym
Mentha tomentosa var. villosa Benth. heterotypic synonym
Micromeria dalmatica Fenzl heterotypic synonym; nom. illeg.
Micromeria fenzlii Regel heterotypic synonym
Micromeria maritima Yild., Sadikoglu & M. Keskin heterotypic synonym
Pulegium aromaticum Gray heterotypic synonym
Pulegium daghestanicum (Boriss.) Holub heterotypic synonym
Pulegium erectum Mill. heterotypic synonym
Pulegium heterophyllum Opiz ex Boenn. heterotypic synonym
Pulegium micranthum Claus heterotypic synonym
Pulegium pubescens Opiz ex Boenn. heterotypic synonym
Pulegium pulegium H. Karst. heterotypic synonym
Pulegium tomentellum C. Presl heterotypic synonym
Pulegium tomentellum f. erianthum Pérard heterotypic synonym
Pulegium tomentellum f. ninimum Pérard heterotypic synonym
Pulegium vulgare f. algeriense Pérard heterotypic synonym
Pulegium vulgare f. hirsutum Pérard heterotypic synonym
Pulegium vulgare f. incanum Pérard heterotypic synonym
Pulegium vulgare f. linearifolium Pérard heterotypic synonym
Pulegium vulgare f. nummulariuoides Pérard heterotypic synonym
Pulegium vulgare f. serratum Pérard heterotypic synonym
Thymus bidentatus Stokes heterotypic synonym

Vernaculars (+) (-)

 Asturian: menta poleo; puliguín sources: Anthos (2010). Information System of the plants of Spain. Real Jardín Botánico, CSIC - Fundación Biodiversidad. (for names from the Iberian Peninsula and the Balearic Islands).
 Catalan: herba de la muntanya; herba de mal de ven; herba dels estanys; poliol d´aigua; poliol d´aygua; poliol d'aigua; poliol d'aygua; poliol negre; poniol; poniol d´aigua; poniol de riera; poniol negre; poriol; puliol; puliot; puriol; puriol d´aigua sources: Anthos (2010). Information System of the plants of Spain. Real Jardín Botánico, CSIC - Fundación Biodiversidad. (for names from the Iberian Peninsula and the Balearic Islands).
 Dutch: Polei sources: Dutch Species Register
 English: Penny royal sources: Nash, Roisin (FaEu - Ecological Consultancy Services Ltd (Ecoserve))
 English-United States: Penny royal; Pennyroyal sources: Charles Hussey
 Euskera: chorta-loa; chortaloá; txortalo; txortaloa sources: Anthos (2010). Information System of the plants of Spain. Real Jardín Botánico, CSIC - Fundación Biodiversidad. (for names from the Iberian Peninsula and the Balearic Islands).
 Galician: Borógach; corbados; corbans; empuenso; hortelâ-pimenta-mansa; mentoes; mentón; ourogo bravo; poego; poeixo; poejo; poenjo; poenxo; poexo; pueixo; puexo; salpuro sources: Anthos (2010). Information System of the plants of Spain. Real Jardín Botánico, CSIC - Fundación Biodiversidad. (for names from the Iberian Peninsula and the Balearic Islands).
 Georgian: პიტნა sources: Georgia PESI focal point
 High Aragonese: poleo sources: Anthos (2010). Information System of the plants of Spain. Real Jardín Botánico, CSIC - Fundación Biodiversidad. (for names from the Iberian Peninsula and the Balearic Islands).
 Irish: Borógach sources: Nash, Roisin (FaEu - Ecological Consultancy Services Ltd (Ecoserve))
 Majorcan: poliol; puriol sources: Anthos (2010). Information System of the plants of Spain. Real Jardín Botánico, CSIC - Fundación Biodiversidad. (for names from the Iberian Peninsula and the Balearic Islands).
 Norwegian Bokmål: poleimynte
 Norwegian Nynorsk: poleimynte
 Portuguese: hortelâ-pimenta-mansa; poejo; pôejo; poejos; poenjo; poenxo; poexo; puegio; puejo sources: Anthos (2010). Information System of the plants of Spain. Real Jardín Botánico, CSIC - Fundación Biodiversidad. (for names from the Iberian Peninsula and the Balearic Islands).
 Spanish, Castillian: hierba buena; hierba cuquera; menta legítima; menta natural; menta-poleo; mentastro con olor de poleo común; polea; poleio; póleo; poleo blanco; poleo del campo; poleo manchado; poleo menta; poleo real; poleo silvestre; poleomenta; poleo-menta; poleos; poleu; poliol; tanagel; té del campo; té poleo sources: Anthos (2010). Information System of the plants of Spain. Real Jardín Botánico, CSIC - Fundación Biodiversidad. (for names from the Iberian Peninsula and the Balearic Islands).
 Swedish: polejmynta
 Turkish: Yabani nane; Yarpuz
 Valencian: brosseta de riu; herba de menta; pohol negre; poliol; poliol d'aigua sources: Anthos (2010). Information System of the plants of Spain. Real Jardín Botánico, CSIC - Fundación Biodiversidad. (for names from the Iberian Peninsula and the Balearic Islands).
 Welsh: brymlys

Literature

nomenclatural reference

Nyman], Sp. Pl. 1753.

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World Checklist of Selected Plant Families (2010), copyright © The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Mentha pulegium L.. Accessed through: Euro+Med PlantBase at http://ww2.bgbm.org/euroPlusMed/PTaxonDetail.asp?UUID=E7388546-CA34-42A9-8605-B0FC722C55B1

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