Lamiaceae Mentha arvensis L.

Canadian Mint

Omaha - Food, Beverage

Use documented by:
Gilmore, Melvin R., 1913, A Study in the Ethnobotany of the Omaha Indians, Nebraska State Historical Society Collections 17:314-57., page 329

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Scientific name: Mentha arvensis L.
USDA symbol: MEAR4 (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Canadian Mint
Family: Lamiaceae
Family (APG): Lamiaceae
Native American Tribe: Omaha
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Beverage
Notes: Leaves used to make a hot, aqueous, tea like beverage.

RECRD: 31898 id: 22721

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