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Peppermint
Mentha piperita
Family: Mint (Labiatae)
Note the familiar fragrance and hot taste of the chewed leaves. Flowers in interrupted clusters forming a terminal spike. Plant smooth, branching. Flowers pale violet or pink-purple. Stems purplish.
Height: 1 1/2-3 feet
Found: Shores, wet meadows, and roadsides.
Blooms: July-September
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