Mentha aquatica L.

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Literature:

Paton, A.J. et al. (2013). Lamiaceae Flora Zambesiaca 8(8) Pages 92 - 93. (Includes a picture).

Setshogo, M.P. (2005). Preliminary checklist of the plants of Botswana. Sabonet Report no. 37. Sabonet, Pretoria and Gaborone Page 78.

Other sources of information about Mentha aquatica:

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Flora of Caprivi: cultivated Mentha aquatica
Flora of Malawi: Mentha aquatica
Flora of Zambia: Mentha aquatica

External websites:

African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Mentha aquatica
BHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Mentha aquatica
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Mentha aquatica
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Mentha aquatica
Google: Web - Images - Scholar
iNaturalist: Mentha aquatica
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Mentha aquatica
JSTOR Plant Science: Mentha aquatica
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Mentha aquatica
Plants of the World Online: Mentha aquatica
Tropicos: Mentha aquatica
Wikipedia: Mentha aquatica


Copyright: Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Meg Coates Palgrave, 2014-24

Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. & Coates Palgrave, M. (2024). Flora of Botswana: Species information: Mentha aquatica.
https://www.botswanaflora.com/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=212320, retrieved 29 March 2024

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