Mentha aquatica
Mentha aquatica
FamilyGenus: Minzennative in Germany
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Species
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Interactions
documented
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Host relationships
Species
About this species
Mentha aquatica is a native herbaceous perennial of damp, calcareous soils in Great Britain. It bears broad leaves and flowers from July to October. It requires full sun and moist, medium-nutrient conditions.
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PollinationLarval hostFlower visit
Ecological significance
As a native plant, Mentha aquatica is a component of damp, base-rich habitats. Its flowers appear from July to October.
Annual cycle
Flowering from July to October.
Safety note
There are no known toxicity concerns from the available evidence.
Standort & Merkmale
Light
Sonne
Moisture
Feucht
Soil
Mittelzehrer (Normaler Boden)
Flowering period
Jul – Okt
Soil reaction
Basisch / Kalkhold
Bioregion
Continental
Growth form
Krautige Pflanze
Woodiness
Nicht verholzt
Leaf type
Breitblättrig
Plant height
0.269 m
Morphological traits: TRY ID3 (CC BY 3.0) & TRY ID81 (CC BY)
Pflege & Anbau
Plant in full sun in moisture-retentive, neutral to alkaline soil. It thrives in damp conditions and suits medium nutrient levels.
Scientific profile
Mentha aquatica is a non-woody, broad-leaved herbaceous plant native in Great Britain. It reaches a height of about 0.27 m and has leaves with an average area of 463 mm². The species is characteristic of sunny, wet, calcareous to basic soils with moderate nutrient levels and low disturbance; it is not salt-tolerant. Flowering occurs from July to October. The plant forms arbuscular mycorrhizal associations and produces very small diaspores weighing around 0.12 mg.
Pollinators & visitors
102 Arten interagieren mit dieser Pflanze
Vanessa carduiThymelicus lineolaLasioglossum calceatumBombus jonellusVanessa atalantaPolyommatus icarusPieris rapaePyronia tithonusThymelicus sylvestrisCelastrina argiolusMelitaea athaliaLycaena phlaeasMacropis europaeaAphantopus hyperantusLasiommata megeraBombus ruderariusCoenonympha pamphilusBombus sylvarumColletes hederaeBombus vestalisAglais urticaeLasioglossum fulvicorneBombus hortorumBombus lapidariusBombus humilisBombus pratorumPieris brassicaePararge aegeriaHipparchia semeleAnthocharis cardaminesBombus campestrisArgynnis paphiaBombus lucorumBombus terrestrisHalictus rubicundusMegachile centuncularisBombus sylvestrisAndrena clarkellaNeocrepidodera ferrugineaGymnomerus laevipesPlutella xylostellaXestia c-nigrumXestia xanthographaNoctua comes HübnerVespula vulgarisPolygonia c-albumOchropleura plectaDysstroma truncataAndrena minutulaApis mellifera
Host relationships
1 species use this plant as a host
Spilosoma urticae
Other flower visitors
29 other species visit the flowers
Brassicogethes aeneusChrysolina herbaceaCassida viridisCamponotus fallaxConops quadrifasciatusEurithia anthophilaNowickia feroxBellardia vulgarisPhaonia incanaPhilaenus spumariusBibio lepidusEnsina sonchiCalliphora vicinaKateretes rufilabrisMeligethes aeneusOscinella fritMorellia hortorumPria dulcamaraeSiphona geniculataSwammerdamella brevicornisStomoxys calcitransStenoptilia pterodactylaLucilia caesarSepsis cynipseaBellardia pandiaRhinophora lepidaSarcophaga carnariaThricops cunctansSicus ferrugineus
Sources & data origin
•Interaktionsdaten via GloBI (CC-BY 4.0)
•Cook et al. (2025) UK Butterfly & Moth Traits (DOI: 10.5285/dbc7cc17-cbbd-49dd-bab4-8e8855768d66)
•Middleton-Welling_2020
•pollinator_interactions
•FloraWeb / BfN
•EIVE 1.0 — Dengler et al. (2023), DOI: 10.3897/VCS.98324 (CC BY 4.0)
•GBIF Backbone Taxonomy — GBIF Secretariat (2024), DOI: 10.15468/39omei (CC BY 4.0)
•TRY Categorical Traits (ID3) — Kattge et al. (2012), DOI: 10.17871/TRY.3 (CC BY 3.0)
•TRY Global Spectrum (ID81) — Díaz et al. (2016/2021), DOI: 10.17871/TRY.81 (CC BY)
•Govaerts R et al. (2025) — World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP) v14. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. DOI: 10.34885/xs7h-ze42 (CC BY 4.0)
•Foto: © Adobe Stock / AdobeStock_1424039737
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