Peppermint
Scientific Name: Mentha piperita
Family: Lamiaceae
Description: Small, lavender, whorled flowers are in terminal clusters
Habitat: Marshes, ditches, brooksides, wet meadows, around homes
Range: Throughout Eastern North America
Comments: None.
Source: National Audubon Society, Field Guide to North American Wildflowers: Eastern Region
Photograph: Used with permission from Patrick Alexander.
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