Mentha × carinthiaca
Species of flowering plant
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Mentha × carinthiaca (syn. Mentha × schultziana),[1] known as the Austrian or Carinthian mint,[2] is a hybrid mint species within the genus Mentha, native to Europe and locally extinct in the United Kingdom and Belgium.[1][3]
| Mentha × carinthiaca | |
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| A specimen of Carinthian Mint, taken in 1920. | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Embryophytes |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Spermatophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Lamiales |
| Family: | Lamiaceae |
| Genus: | Mentha |
| Species: | M. × carinthiaca |
| Binomial name | |
| Mentha × carinthiaca Host | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Name
This species is toponymically named after Carinthia, the region in Austria which the hybrid was discovered. In German, it is called Kärntner Minze; Menthe de Carinthie in French; and Koroška Meta in Slovene, all of which translate to "Carinthian mint".[4][5]
Description
It is a perennial species which primarily grows in the temperate regions. It is a hybrid between Mentha arvensis and Mentha suaveolens.[1][6]
It generally prefers to be exposed to between full sun to partial shade.[7]