Lamiaceae FAMILY

Mentha × dalmatica

Edibility

2/5

Medicinal

2/5

Safety & Hazards

Although no records of toxicity have been seen for this species, large quantities of some members of this genus, especially when taken in the form of the extracted essential oil, can cause abortions so some caution is advised.

Botanical Description

Mentha × dalmatica is a herbaceous perennial plant. The plant is occasionally cultivated in European gardens (Poland, Germany, Switzerland) for the preparation of a herbal tea[ 317 Title Mansfeld's Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Plants Publication Author Website http://mansfeld.ipk-gatersleben.de/pls/htmldb_pgrc/f?p=185:3:4292127278597336 Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description Terse details of a huge range of useful plants. ].

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate

Native RangeEurope - northern Russia, then Germany, Belgium and France, eastwards to Ukraine and Romania

HabitatNot known