Latin name: Mentha arvensis L.
  Pronunciation: MEN-tha ar-VEN-sis

  Common name: Field mint
  Family: Lamiaceae (Mint)
  Habitat: Moist places, fields, to 7500', California
  Floristic Province

  Blooming period: July to October
  Click for Latin name derivations:  1) Mentha
  2) arvensis
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