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Mints
Mints
Mentha
Plantae
COMMON

Stats

Lifespan
Perennial
Size
Small
Diet
Photosynthetic
Biome
Freshwater wetland
Range
Worldwide
Movement
Sessile
Breeding
Seeds, Runners
Defense
Toxins
Status
Common

About

Mints are flowering plants that can be found growing in forests, grasslands, and gardens. They are known for their distinctive aroma and flavor, and their leaves are often used to make tea and flavor foods.

Life cycle

  1. 1.
    seed
    A dormant seed waits for water and warmth before germinating.
  2. 2.
    sprout
    A first shoot emerges with cotyledon leaves and a tap root reaching down.
  3. 3.
    sapling
    A young plant grows true leaves and a stem or trunk, putting on height each season.
  4. 4.
    mature
    Fully grown, flowering or fruiting at adult size.

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Taxonomy

Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Lamiales
Family
Lamiaceae
Genus
Mentha