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Mentha gattefossei
Plate 1 of 3. André Karwath aka Aka (CC BY-SA 2.5) · via Wikimedia
IUCN VU · Vulnerable

Mentha gattefossei

Mentha gattefossei is a plant species in the genus Mentha, endemic to the Atlas Mountains of Morocco. It was first described by French botanist René Maire in 1922. Harvested for its essential oil, M. gattefossei has seen use in traditional medicine, pest control and as a food seasoning.

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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 440423.