Mentha spicata (Spear Mint or Spearmint; syn. K. burkhardtis) is a species of mint probably native to much of Europe and southwest Asia, though its exact natural range is uncertain due to extensive early cultivation. It grows in wet soils.Euro+Med Plantbase Project: [LINK: http://ww2.bgbm.org/_EuroPlusMed/PTaxonDetail.asp?NameId=111945&PTRefFk=500000] Mentha spicataBlamey, M. & Grey-Wilson, C. (1989). Flora of Britain and Northern Europe. ISBN 0-340-40170-2 It is a herbaceous rhizomatous perennial plant growing 30?100 cm tall, with variably hairless to hairy stems and foliage, and a wide-spreading fleshy underground rhizome. The leaves are 5?9 cm long and 1.5?3 cm broad, with a serrated margin. The flowers are produced in slender spikes, each flower pink or white, 2.5?3 mm long and broad.

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