The difference between water mint and peppermint

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1. Differences in leaves

2. The difference between flowers

Leaves: Water mint is long oval to elliptical-lanceolate, with pubescence and glandular spots on the underside of the leaves. Mint is lanceolate, oval or oblong-lanceolate, with hairs and no glandular spots underneath. Flowers: The corolla of water mint is light red or purple, sometimes white. The mint corolla is a single color, lavender.

1. Differences in leaves

The leaves of water mint are oblong to elliptical-lanceolate, about 3-7 cm long, with a sharp tip, a broad wedge-shaped base, and thin and narrow edges. Sharp serrations with pubescence on top and pubescence and glandular spots on the bottom.

The leaves of mint are usually Lanceolate, oval or oblong-lanceolate, rarely oblong, similar in size to the former, the apex is also sharp, the base is wedge-shaped and then nearly round, the edges are tooth-like serrated, and there are hairs on both sides. No glandular points.

2. The difference between flowers

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Water mint whorled inflorescences grow in the leaf axils. The bracts are linear-lanceolate. The calyx is bell-shaped with 5 lobes. The lobes are nearly triangular. The corolla is light red or purple, sometimes white.

The mint inflorescence is the same as the former , the calyx is tubular bell-shaped, with 5 calyx teeth, narrow triangular diamond shape, and the corolla is lavender.

2. The difference between flowers

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