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Round-leaved Mint Mentha suaveolens Mismín cumhra Family: Lamiaceae Flowering time: August-September. Perennial. Introduced. Narrow, branched spikes of pale whitish-mauve flowers. Stalk-less leaves are round to ovate, blunt-toothed and wrinkled. An aromatic, hairy plant, spreading by creeping stems above and below ground. Height to 80 cm Occasional on damp ground in ditches and on roadsides and river-banks. Similar: Apple Mint, Mentha x villosa

Round-leaved Mint, Mentha suaveolens, Mismín cumhra