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Label

Accession No. 03803 
Family Lamiaceae 
Species Mentha arvensis L.
Collector Information R. Van Buren  (244)  17 August 1999 , with K.T. Harper
Voucher Voucher of taxa associated with Ranunculus aestivalis, R. Van Buren, K.T. Harper 
Geography United States,  Utah, Garfield County
Lat./Long. 37°  51' 7" N, 112°  26 ' 6" W at 6560 feet (2000 m)
Township/Range T34S R5W S17 at 6560 feet (2000 m) 
Locality The Nature Conservancy Buttercup Preserve, Sevier River Valley, ca. 1 mi. NE of Panguitch, E of Highway 89; 
Climate NCDC temperatures, daily high (red), daily average (green) and daily low (blue), from 1970 to 2000 at this location.   NCDC average monthly precipitation from 1970 to 2000 at this location.

Taxonomy


Synonyms recognized by ITIS (bold taxon is currently accepted):

     Mentha arvensis L.
     Mentha arvensis auct. non L.
     Mentha arvensis ssp. borealis (Michx.) Taylor & MacBryde
     Mentha arvensis var. canadensis (L.) Kuntze
     Mentha arvensis var. glabrata (Benth.) Fern.
     Mentha arvensis ssp. haplocalyx Briq.
     Mentha arvensis var. lanata Piper
     Mentha arvensis var. sativa auct. non Benth.
     Mentha arvensis var. villosa (Benth.) S.R. Stewart
     Mentha canadensis L.
     Mentha gentilis L.
     Mentha glabrior (Hook.) Rydb.
     Mentha penardii (Briq.) Rydb.

Common Name(s): field mint, wild mint, wild mint.

Taxonomic Hierarchy: (ITIS TSN=565302, click for more information and references)

        Kingdom: Plantae
            Subkingdom: Tracheobionta
                Division: Magnoliophyta
                    Class: Magnoliopsida
                        Subclass: Asteridae
                            Order: Lamiales
                                Family: Lamiaceae
                                    Genus: Mentha
                                        Species: Mentha arvensis
                                                                                            

Images

Available images of this specimen (click to view):
specimen image: 03803s2.jpg

Images of other samples of the same species:
specimen image: 03384s1.jpg 
03384
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03385
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04465
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04472
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04534
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04636
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05400
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07056
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07903
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15945

Nearby Accessions


Other accessions in the database collected near this one:

Accession Name Dist., dir.
03801 Aster ascendens      "western aster" same section
07062 Atriplex argentea      "silverscale saltbush" same section
02122 Atriplex rosea      "tumbling saltweed" same section
03810 Calamagrostis stricta      "slimstem reedgrass" same section
03800 Carduus nutans      "nodding plumeless thistle" same section
02397 Carex nebrascensis      "Nebraska sedge" same section
02114 Carex praegracilis      "clustered field sedge" same section
02398 Carex praegracilis      "clustered field sedge" same section
02128 Carex utriculata      "Northwest Territory sedge" same section
03813 Chenopodium album      "lambsquarters" same section
02120 Chenopodium glaucum     same section
02118 Chenopodium rubrum      "red goosefoot" same section
02126 Distichlis spicata      "saltgrass" same section
03814 Eleocharis palustris      "common spikerush" same section
02112 Elymus elymoides  ssp. elymoides   "squirreltail" same section
02399 Elymus elymoides  ssp. elymoides   "squirreltail" same section
02111 Elymus lanceolatus  ssp. lanceolatus   "thickspike wheatgrass" same section
03815 Elymus repens      "quackgrass" same section
02130 Elymus triticoides     same section
03811 Epilobium ciliatum      "fringed willowherb" same section
03816 Equisetum laevigatum      "smooth horsetail" same section
03805 Erigeron lonchophyllus      "long-leaf fleabane" same section
02109 Erigeron lonchophyllus      "long-leaf fleabane" same section
02108 Erigeron pumilus  var. condensatus   "Great Basin shaggy fleabane" same section
02107 Eriogonum ovalifolium  var. purpureum   "purple cushion wild buckwheat" same section
06901 Galium trifidum      "three-petaled bedstraw" same section
07061 Haplopappus lanceolatus      "lanceleaf goldenweed" same section
03804 Haplopappus lanceolatus      "lanceleaf goldenweed" same section
02116 Juncus arcticus  ssp. littoralis   "mountain rush" same section
02129 Muhlenbergia asperifolia      "scratchgrass" same section
02125 Muhlenbergia richardsonis      "mat muhly" same section
02124 Muhlenbergia richardsonis      "mat muhly" same section
03809 Nasturtium officinale      "watercress" same section
04408 Phalaris arundinacea      "reed canarygrass" same section
02131 Plantago eriopoda      "redwool plantain" same section
02132 Poa      same section
02121 Poa compressa      "Canada bluegrass" same section
02133 Poa secunda      "Sandberg's bluegrass" same section
02113 Puccinellia nuttalliana      "Nuttall's alkaligrass" same section
02127 Puccinellia nuttalliana      "Nuttall's alkaligrass" same section
07063 Ranunculus aestivalis      "autumn buttercup" same section
06038 Ranunculus aestivalis      "autumn buttercup" same section
03610 Ranunculus cymbalaria      "alkali buttercup" same section
02117 Scirpus americanus     same section
03802 Sidalcea neomexicana     same section
02134 Sporobolus airoides      "alkali sacaton" same section
04602 Sporobolus airoides  var. airoides   "alkali sacaton" same section
02106 Townsendia incana      "silvery Townsend-daisy" 80 ft. E
02123 Triglochin maritima      "seaside arrowgrass" same section

Locale


Nearby locations from the USGS Geographic Name Information System (GNIS) database:

Name County Dist., dir. Elevation (ft.) 7.5' Quad Name
Panguitch Creek (Stream) Garfield County, UT 0.6 mi. SE   Panguitch Lake 
Garfield County Fairgrounds (Locale) Garfield County, UT 1.2 mi. S 6578  Panguitch 
East Panguitch Canal (Canal) Garfield County, UT 1 mi. SE 6588  Panguitch 
West Ditch (Canal) Garfield County, UT 1.2 mi. NW 6634  Panguitch 
East Bench (Bench) Garfield County, UT 1.3 mi. NE 6588  Panguitch 
Threemile Creek (Stream) Garfield County, UT 1.5 mi. N   Fivemile Ridge 
Hitch-N-Post Campground (Locale) Garfield County, UT 1.6 mi. S 6601  Panguitch 
Long Canal (Canal) Garfield County, UT 1.3 mi. E 6621  Panguitch 
Garfield Memorial Hospital (Hospital) Garfield County, UT 1.8 mi. S 6598  Panguitch 
Panguitch Post Office (Post Office) Garfield County, UT 2 mi. S 6628  Panguitch 
Powell District Ranger Station (Locale) Garfield County, UT 2 mi. S 6614  Panguitch 
Panguitch (Populated Place) Garfield County, UT 2 mi. S 6624  Panguitch 
Panguitch High School-Middle School (School) Garfield County, UT 2.1 mi. S 6608  Panguitch 
Sand Wash (Valley) Garfield County, UT 2.3 mi. N   Blind Spring Mountain 
Panguitch School (School) Garfield County, UT 2.3 mi. S 6644  Panguitch 
East Bench Canal (Canal) Garfield County, UT 1.9 mi. E 6647  Panguitch 
Panguitch KOA (Park) Garfield County, UT 2.6 mi. S 6631  Panguitch 
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (Church) Garfield County, UT 2.6 mi. S 6637  Panguitch 
Panguitch City Cemetery (Cemetery) Garfield County, UT 2.7 mi. S 6647  Panguitch 
Peterson Wash (Valley) Garfield County, UT 2.6 mi. SE   Casto Canyon 

Links

Taxon Links for species Mentha arvensis  L.

CalPhotos, Berkeley Digital Library Project

CNPS Manual of California Vegetation Database

USDA Plants database
University of Washington Herbarium: Plants of Washington (images)

Texas A&M University: Image Library (images)

Lady Bird Johnson's Wildflower Center

Google Images

External link to this species in the UVU Herbarium:
http://herbarium.UVU.edu/virtual/search.asp?taxon=Mentha+arvensis

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