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Mentha ×piperita

Family	:	Lamiaceae
Local name	:	English-Peppermint
Flowering and fruiting period	:	March-April
Distribution	:	Europe, Asia, and North America.
Habitat	:	Cultivated
Uses	:	The leaves are typically used fresh as a culinary herb, and the flowers are dried and used to flavour candy, desserts, beverages, salads, and other foods. Its essential oil is also widely used as a flavourin
Key Botanical Characters :  Peppermint has square stems, stalked, smooth, dark green leaves, and blunt oblong clusters of pinkish lavender flowers. As with other mints, the plant can spread aggressively by means of stolons (underground stems).