
Mentha aquatica
watermint
As recorded: Mentha aquatica L.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Lamiales › Lamiaceae
- Collected by
- Wood, J.M.
- Collector number
- 13126
- Date
- March 27, 1915
- Locality
- Van Reenen
- Region
- South Africa
- Elevation
- 914 m
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On March 27, 1915, Wood, J.M. also collected 6 other specimens.
Mentha aquatica observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1915. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 11,736 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-26.

2026-10-26
10099 San Mauro Torinese TO, Italia
(c) Roberto Ostellino, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA)

2026-10-23
Maurepas - Patton, Rennes, France
(c) petitcrabe, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2026-10-22
Lincolnshire
(c) Charles Davis, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-22
Oasi La Madonnina - CN - Italia
(c) Elio Giacone, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-19
20259 Olmi-Cappella, France
(c) Samuel Paitreault, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2026-10-19
218 33 Bunkeflostrand, Sverige
(c) mogensthornberg, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Mentha aquatica. BISH 150709. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956450304. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/150709.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956450304 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
