in taxon mint plant spearmint plant PLANTS:MESP3 MANSFELD:16164 spearmint Spearmint (binomial *Mentha spicata*, synonym *Mentha viridis*), also known as garden mint, common mint, lamb mint and mackerel mint, is a species of mint native to much of Europe and Asia (Middle East, Himalayas, China etc.), and naturalized in parts of northern and western Africa, North America, and South America, as well as various oceanic islands. [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spearmint] mentha spicata mentha viridis Mentha spicata requires discussion