Lamiaceae Mentha spicata L.

Spearmint

Kawaiisu - Food, Beverage

Use documented by:
Zigmond, Maurice L., 1981, Kawaiisu Ethnobotany, Salt Lake City. University of Utah Press, page 41

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Scientific name: Mentha spicata L.
USDA symbol: MESP3 (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Spearmint
Family: Lamiaceae
Family (APG): Lamiaceae
Native American Tribe: Kawaiisu
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Beverage
Notes: Leaves brewed into an nonmedicinal beverage tea.

RECRD: 4277 id: 22827

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