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''Mentha spicata'' (Spear Mint or Spearmint) is a species of mint native to much of Europe and southwest Asia, though its exact natural range is uncertain due to extensive early cultivation. It grows in wet soilsEuro+Med Plantbase Project: Blamey, M. & Grey-Wilson, C. (1989). ''Flora of Britain and Northern Europe''. ISBN 0-340-40170-2. It is an invasive species in the Great Lakes region where it was first sighted in 1843. It is a herbaceous rhizomatous perennial plant growing 30–100 cm tall, with variably hairless to hairy stems and foliage, and a wide-spreading fleshy underground rhizome. The leaves are 5–9 cm long and 1.5–3 cm broad, with a serrated margin. Spearmint produces flowers in slender spikes, each flower pink or white, 2.5–3 mm long and broad.Huxley, A., ed. (1992). ''New RHS Dictionary of Gardening''. Macmillan ISBN 0-333-47494-5. Hybrids involving spearmint include ''Mentha × piperita'' (Peppermint; hybrid with ''Mentha aquatica''), ''Mentha × gracilis'' (Ginger Mint, syn. ''M. cardiaca''; hybrid with ''Mentha arvensis''), and ''Mentha × villosa'' (Large Apple Mint, hybrid with ''Mentha suaveolens''). The name 'spear' mint derives from the pointed leaf tips.Turner, W. (1568). ''Herbal''. Cited in the ''Oxford English Dictionary''.
[edit] About Spearmint
Spearmint (Mentha Spicata) is an herb from the mint family. It got its name from the shape of the leaves, the pointed spear-like tips and serrated edges.
The flavor is often described as cool and refreshing.
Spearmint is used to extract spearmint oil which is used in alternative medicine. Dried leaves make a nice herbal tea.
Recipes With Spearmint
Garlic, Garlic Powder, Lemons, Oregano, Pepper
Cinnamon, Food Coloring, Oil, Powdered Sugar, Spearmint
Butter, Cream Of Tartar, Rum, Spearmint, Vinegar
Garlic, Lemon Juice, Olive Oil, Potatoes, Salt
Lemon Balm, Lemon Thyme, Lemon Verbena, Mint, Spearmint
