species 14,909 observations
Corn Mint
Mentha arvensis
Field notes
Mentha arvensis, the corn mint, field mint, or wild mint, is a species of flowering plant in the mint family Lamiaceae. It has a circumboreal distribution, being native to the temperate regions of Europe and western and central Asia, east to the Himalaya and eastern Siberia, and North America. Mentha canadensis, the related species, is also included in Mentha arvensis by some authors as two varieties, M. arvensis var. glabrata Fernald (North American plants such as American wild mint) and M. arvensis var. piperascens Malinv. ex L. H. Bailey (eastern Asian plants such as Japanese mint).
It grows in moist places, especially along streams.
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Caterpillars
Moths and butterflies raised on it


Dark-spotted Looper Moth, Hermit Sphinx, Perilla Leaf Moth
3
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Hosted animals
Gall makers, leaf miners and other animals living on or in it
Calycomyza menthae
1
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Plant eaters
Animals that feed on it



Mallard, Common Raven, Eurasian Jackdaw, Redpoll
9
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Flower visitors
Pollinators and other flower visitors



Golden Dung Fly, Tripartite Sweat Bee, Red Admiral, Orange-legged Furrow Bee
60
Range
Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided
Key traits
- Layer
- Herbaceous plants
- Light
- Part shade
- Water use
- Medium
- Plant type
- Perennial Wildflower
From USDA PLANTS and the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center.