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Mentha spicata
spearmint
As recorded: Mentha spicata L.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Lamiales › Lamiaceae
- Collected by
- Wentworth, C.H.
- Collector number
- s.n.
- Date
- July 25, 1959
- Locality
- Kilauea Volcano
- Island
- Hawaiʻi Island
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Identified by
- Paton, A.J.; Harley, R.M.R.M. Harley →A.J. Paton →
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Mentha spicata observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1959. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 3 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2024-08-06.
2024-08-06
Hawaiʻi, Kamuela, HI, US
(c) ficer, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2023-05-09
Hawaii County, HI, USA
(c) BIISC, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2015-05-16
Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, Volcano, HI, US
(c) lindapratt, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Mentha spicata. BISH 53273. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956316001. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/53273.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956316001 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026