Mentha Canadensis vs Mentha Spicata

Family

Lamiaceae

Genus

Mentha

Primary use

medicinal

Mentha canadensis is a species of mint native to North America and the eastern part of Asia. In North America, it is commonly known as Canada mint, American wild mint, and in Asia as Chinese mint, Sakhalin mint, Japanese mint, and East Asian wild mint. The flowers are bluish or h…

Family

Lamiaceae

Genus

Mentha

Primary use

medicinal

Spearmint, also known as garden mint, common mint, lamb mint and mackerel mint, is native to Europe and southern temperate Asia, extending from Ireland in the west to southern China in the east. It is naturalized in many other temperate parts of the world, including northern and …