Peppermint Mentha x piperita A hybrid between watermint (Mentha hirsuta) and spearmint (Mentha spicata). Cultivated in many parts of the world but indigenous to Europe and the Middle East. Hot Springs Canyon. to 1.85 air mi NNE SR74, 10-22-15. © Ron Vanderhoff Back to Lamiaceae of Orange County, California |