Herb or Spice
peppermint
NutletNutlet:
A small, dry, indehiscent carpel of a fruit, usually composed of one quarter of the fruit with each enclosing a single seed (e.g. mints).
OvalOval:
Broadly elliptic.
with large scars
Dark brown
Glossy and minutely reticulate
Large diagonal scars joined at ridge
NutletsNutlet:
A small, dry, indehiscent carpel of a fruit, usually composed of one quarter of the fruit with each enclosing a single seed (e.g. mints). are small and glossy with proportionately large joining scars at the base.
Not listed
Included
Lamiaceae
Mentha × piperita L. (pro. sp.)
Mentha aquatica var. crispa (L.) Benth.
Mentha crispa L.
Mentha dumetorum Schult.
Mentha × piperita var. piperita L.
