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Index of Botanical Specimens

ClassificationLamiaceae: Mentha
Complex ObjectThis is a complex collection object (2 items with 1 preparation)
Harvard University Herbaria Barcode(s)00967111
Other Barcodes on Sheet;
CollectorH. D. Thoreau
CountryUnited States of America
StateMassachusetts
GeographyNorth America: North America (CA, US, MX) (Region): United States of America: Massachusetts: Middlesex County: Concord
Localityby Henry Shattuck's [Henry L. Shattuck's residence was on Monument Street fide R. L. Angelo (in litt.) 29 Nov. 2018]
Vernacular Namewhite mint?
GUIDhttp://purl.oclc.org/net/edu.harvard.huh/guid/uuid/bb59c587-cc4e-4217-bc30-882f8478965b
Harvard University Herbaria Barcode00967111
HerbariumGH
FamilyLamiaceae
Determination Mentha ×gracilis Sole
Determined byKittredge, Walter Tobey
Date Determined2017
Determination Remarks [current name]
FamilyLamiaceae
Determination Mentha viridis (Linnaeus) Linnaeus
Determination Remarks [label name]
SubcollectionThoreau Herbarium
PhenologyFlower
Preparation TypeSheet
Preparation MethodPressed
Description[var. M. viridis]
Remarks["A very fragrant ap.[parently] introduced mint by the roadside at Oak about 15 rods S[outh] of H[enry] Shattucks out some time -- It comes nearest to Spear mint or M[entha] viridis -- but has petioled leaves -- & long spikes with distant whorls -- [tiny drawing of stamen here] (stamens included [as opposed to exserted]) -- Is it a var.[iety] of M[entha] viridis -- White mint?" an unpublished Journal passage for Aug 15, 1856]

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