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Mentha x piperita var. citrata

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Family Lamiaceae

Taxonomy: Mentha x piperita var. citrata (Ehrh.) Briq.

Synonyms: 1 (APC 2026-07-30)
  • Mentha x citrata Ehrh. (nomenclatural synonym)

Distribution (APC): WA (naturalised), SA (naturalised), NSW (naturalised), ACT (naturalised), Vic (naturalised)

Profiles: APC, Flora of Australia, ALA, iNaturalist, NSW Flora, SA eFlora, Vic Flora, Florabase, ATRP

Traits

Top source datasets: NHNSW_2022 (3), NHNSW_2023 (10), RBGV_2022 (3), RBGV_2023 (6), WAH_2022_2 (4), WAH_2023_2 (3), Wenk_2022 (2), Wenk_2023 (1). See below for a full list of sources.
Summary: AusTraits contains 15 traits from 32 records in 8 datasets.

Traits by category (click to expand). For categorical traits, the values are listed. For numerical traits, the mean and range are shown.

fruit morphology
  • fruit_type (categorical): mericarp (2) [sources: NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023]
leaf morphology
  • leaf_length (numerical): 55 mm (20-90 mm) [sources: NHNSW_2023]
  • leaf_width (numerical): 40 mm (40-40 mm) [sources: NHNSW_2023]
  • leaf_shape (categorical): ovate (1); widely_ovate (2) [sources: NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023]
  • leaf_base_shape (categorical): cordate (1); cuneate (1); truncate (1) [sources: RBGV_2023]
  • leaf_margin (categorical): toothed (1) [sources: NHNSW_2023]
  • leaf_compoundness (categorical): simple (2) [sources: NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023]
  • leaf_phyllotaxis (categorical): opposite (2) [sources: NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023]
  • plant_photosynthetic_organ (categorical): leaf (2) [sources: NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023]
life history
  • plant_growth_form (categorical): herb (4) [sources: NHNSW_2022; RBGV_2022; WAH_2022_2; Wenk_2022]
  • life_history (categorical): perennial (4) [sources: NHNSW_2022; RBGV_2022; WAH_2022_2; Wenk_2023]
  • woodiness_detailed (categorical): herbaceous (4) [sources: NHNSW_2022; RBGV_2022; WAH_2022_2; Wenk_2022]
  • stem_growth_habit (categorical): rhizomatous (1) [sources: WAH_2022_2]
  • storage_organ (categorical): rhizome (1) [sources: WAH_2023_2]
whole plant morphology
  • plant_height (numerical): 0.75 m (0.2-1 m) [sources: NHNSW_2023; WAH_2023_2]

Sources

dataset_idn_traitsn_recordsreference
NHNSW_2023910N. H. of New South Wales. The Plant Information Network System of The Royal Botanic Gardens and Domain Trust Version 2.0.. accessed on 6 May, 2022.. 2023. url: https://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/.
RBGV_202366VicFlora. Flora of Victoria, Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria. accessed on 6 May, 2022.. 2023. url: https://vicflora.rbg.vic.gov.au/.
WAH_2022_244Western Australian Herbarium. Florabase—the Western Australian Flora.. accessed on 14 September, 2022.. 2022. url: https://florabase.dpaw.wa.gov.au/.
NHNSW_202233N. H. of New South Wales. The Plant Information Network System of The Royal Botanic Gardens and Domain Trust Version 2.0.. accessed on 6 May, 2022.. 2022. url: https://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/.
RBGV_202233VicFlora. Flora of Victoria, Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria. accessed on 6 May, 2022.. 2022. url: https://vicflora.rbg.vic.gov.au/.
WAH_2023_223Western Australian Herbarium. Florabase—the Western Australian Flora.. accessed on 14 September, 2022.. 2023. url: https://florabase.dpaw.wa.gov.au/.
Wenk_202222E. Wenk. “Unpublished data: Australian plant growth forms dataset”. 2022.
Wenk_202311E. Wenk. “Unpublished data: Australian plant life history dataset, University of New South Wales, Sydney”. 2023.