Higher Classification: > Kingdom Plantae > Division Tracheophyta > Subdivision Spermatophytina > Class Magnoliopsida > Superorder Asteranae > Order Lamiales > Family Lamiaceae > Genus Mentha

Mentha pulegium L.

Rank: Species
Taxon Status: accepted

Relationships towards this taxon

Genus group names

*Mentha*	L.	accepted genus name
*Audibertia*	Benth.	heterotypic synonym
*Menthella*	Pérard	heterotypic synonym
*Minthe*	St.-Lag.	heterotypic synonym
*Preslia*	Opiz	heterotypic synonym
*Pulegium*	Mill.	heterotypic synonym

Species group names

*Melissa pulegium*	(L.) Griseb.	homotypic synonym
*Mentha pulegium subsp. vulgaris*	(Mill.) Briq.	homotypic synonym
*Mentha pulegium var. vulgaris*	(Mill.) Briq.	homotypic synonym
*Minthe pulegia*	(L.) St.-Lag.	homotypic synonym
*Pulegium vulgare*	Mill.	homotypic synonym
*Mentha albarracinensis*	Pau	heterotypic synonym
*Mentha aromatica*	Salisb.	heterotypic synonym
*Mentha aucheri*	Pérard	heterotypic synonym
*Mentha daghestanica*	Boriss.	heterotypic synonym
*Mentha erinoides*	Heldr.	heterotypic synonym
*Mentha exigua*	L.	heterotypic synonym
*Mentha gibraltarica*	Willd.	heterotypic synonym
*Mentha hirtiflora*	Opiz ex Heinr. Braun	heterotypic synonym
*Mentha montana*	Lowe ex Benth.	heterotypic synonym
*Mentha pulegioides*	Dumort.	heterotypic synonym
*Mentha pulegium f. alba*	Rainha	heterotypic synonym
*Mentha pulegium f. albiflora*	Cheshm.	heterotypic synonym
*Mentha pulegium f. anodonta*	Topitz	heterotypic synonym
*Mentha pulegium f. brusanensis*	Topitz	heterotypic synonym
*Mentha pulegium f. cephalonia*	Heinr. Braun	heterotypic synonym
*Mentha pulegium f. cermatisa*	Topitz	heterotypic synonym
*Mentha pulegium f. communis*	Topitz	heterotypic synonym
*Mentha pulegium f. foetida*	Topitz	heterotypic synonym
*Mentha pulegium f. hellenica*	Topitz	heterotypic synonym
*Mentha pulegium f. macrostylos*	Topitz	heterotypic synonym
*Mentha pulegium f. setuligera*	Topitz	heterotypic synonym
*Mentha pulegium f. sphenoides*	Topitz	heterotypic synonym
*Mentha pulegium f. stenobasea*	Topitz	heterotypic synonym
*Mentha pulegium f. strongylophylla*	Topitz	heterotypic synonym
*Mentha pulegium subsp. cephalonia*	(Heinr. Braun) Kokkini	heterotypic synonym
*Mentha pulegium subsp. erinoides*	(Heldr.) Kokkini	heterotypic synonym
*Mentha pulegium subsp. gibraltarica*	(Willd.) Briq.	heterotypic synonym
*Mentha pulegium subsp. tomentosa*	(Sm.) Nyman	heterotypic synonym
*Mentha pulegium subvar. prostrata*	(Timb.-Lagr.) Rouy	heterotypic synonym
*Mentha pulegium var. cacocea*	Topitz	heterotypic synonym
*Mentha pulegium var. cotorensis*	Topitz	heterotypic synonym
*Mentha pulegium var. erecta*	(Mill.) Briq.	heterotypic synonym
*Mentha pulegium var. eriantha*	DC.	heterotypic synonym
*Mentha pulegium var. exigua*	(L.) Nyman	heterotypic synonym
*Mentha pulegium var. gigantea*	Lej. & Courtois	heterotypic synonym
*Mentha pulegium var. hirsuta*	Briq.	heterotypic synonym
*Mentha pulegium var. hirtiflora*	Heinr. Braun	heterotypic synonym
*Mentha pulegium var. humifusa*	Lej. & Courtois	heterotypic synonym
*Mentha pulegium var. hyperiantha*	Briq.	heterotypic synonym
*Mentha pulegium var. microphylla*	Friv.	heterotypic synonym
*Mentha pulegium var. prostrata*	Timb.-Lagr.	heterotypic synonym
*Mentha pulegium var. pubescens*	Briq.	heterotypic synonym
*Mentha pulegium var. strongylophylla*	(Topitz) Topitz	heterotypic synonym
*Mentha pulegium var. subtomentella*	(Heinr. Braun) Topitz	heterotypic synonym
*Mentha pulegium var. thymoides*	Topitz	heterotypic synonym
*Mentha pulegium var. tomentella*	(Hoffmanns. & Link) Topitz	heterotypic synonym
*Mentha pulegium var. villosa*	Benth.	heterotypic synonym
*Mentha subtomentella*	Heinr. Braun	heterotypic synonym
*Mentha subtomentella var. ceplaloniae*	Heinr. Braun	heterotypic synonym
*Mentha subtomentella var. humillima*	Heinr. Braun	heterotypic synonym
*Mentha subtomentella var. microphylla*	(Friv.) Heinr. Braun	heterotypic synonym
*Mentha tomentella*	Hoffmanns. & Link	heterotypic synonym
*Mentha tomentosa*	Sm.	heterotypic synonym
*Mentha tomentosa var. villosa*	Benth.	heterotypic synonym
*Micromeria dalmatica*	Fenzl	heterotypic synonym; nom. illeg.
*Micromeria fenzlii*	Regel	heterotypic synonym
*Micromeria maritima*	Yild., Sadikoglu & M. Keskin	heterotypic synonym
*Pulegium aromaticum*	Gray	heterotypic synonym
*Pulegium daghestanicum*	(Boriss.) Holub	heterotypic synonym
*Pulegium erectum*	Mill.	heterotypic synonym
*Pulegium heterophyllum*	Opiz ex Boenn.	heterotypic synonym
*Pulegium micranthum*	Claus	heterotypic synonym
*Pulegium pubescens*	Opiz ex Boenn.	heterotypic synonym
*Pulegium pulegium*	H. Karst.	heterotypic synonym
*Pulegium tomentellum*	C. Presl	heterotypic synonym
*Pulegium tomentellum f. erianthum*	Pérard	heterotypic synonym
*Pulegium tomentellum f. ninimum*	Pérard	heterotypic synonym
*Pulegium vulgare f. algeriense*	Pérard	heterotypic synonym
*Pulegium vulgare f. hirsutum*	Pérard	heterotypic synonym
*Pulegium vulgare f. incanum*	Pérard	heterotypic synonym
*Pulegium vulgare f. linearifolium*	Pérard	heterotypic synonym
*Pulegium vulgare f. nummulariuoides*	Pérard	heterotypic synonym
*Pulegium vulgare f. serratum*	Pérard	heterotypic synonym
*Thymus bidentatus*	Stokes	heterotypic synonym

Vernaculars (+) (-)

Asturian: menta poleo; puliguín sources: Anthos (2010). Information System of the plants of Spain. Real Jardín Botánico, CSIC - Fundación Biodiversidad. (for names from the Iberian Peninsula and the Balearic Islands).

Catalan: herba de la muntanya; herba de mal de ven; herba dels estanys; poliol d´aigua; poliol d´aygua; poliol d'aigua; poliol d'aygua; poliol negre; poniol; poniol d´aigua; poniol de riera; poniol negre; poriol; puliol; puliot; puriol; puriol d´aigua sources: Anthos (2010). Information System of the plants of Spain. Real Jardín Botánico, CSIC - Fundación Biodiversidad. (for names from the Iberian Peninsula and the Balearic Islands).

Dutch: Polei sources: Dutch Species Register

English: Penny royal sources: Nash, Roisin (FaEu - Ecological Consultancy Services Ltd (Ecoserve))

English-United States: Penny royal; Pennyroyal sources: Charles Hussey

Euskera: chorta-loa; chortaloá; txortalo; txortaloa sources: Anthos (2010). Information System of the plants of Spain. Real Jardín Botánico, CSIC - Fundación Biodiversidad. (for names from the Iberian Peninsula and the Balearic Islands).

Galician: Borógach; corbados; corbans; empuenso; hortelâ-pimenta-mansa; mentoes; mentón; ourogo bravo; poego; poeixo; poejo; poenjo; poenxo; poexo; pueixo; puexo; salpuro sources: Anthos (2010). Information System of the plants of Spain. Real Jardín Botánico, CSIC - Fundación Biodiversidad. (for names from the Iberian Peninsula and the Balearic Islands).

Georgian: პიტნა sources: Georgia PESI focal point

High Aragonese: poleo sources: Anthos (2010). Information System of the plants of Spain. Real Jardín Botánico, CSIC - Fundación Biodiversidad. (for names from the Iberian Peninsula and the Balearic Islands).

Irish: Borógach sources: Nash, Roisin (FaEu - Ecological Consultancy Services Ltd (Ecoserve))

Majorcan: poliol; puriol sources: Anthos (2010). Information System of the plants of Spain. Real Jardín Botánico, CSIC - Fundación Biodiversidad. (for names from the Iberian Peninsula and the Balearic Islands).

Norwegian Bokmål: poleimynte

Norwegian Nynorsk: poleimynte

Portuguese: hortelâ-pimenta-mansa; poejo; pôejo; poejos; poenjo; poenxo; poexo; puegio; puejo sources: Anthos (2010). Information System of the plants of Spain. Real Jardín Botánico, CSIC - Fundación Biodiversidad. (for names from the Iberian Peninsula and the Balearic Islands).

Spanish, Castillian: hierba buena; hierba cuquera; menta legítima; menta natural; menta-poleo; mentastro con olor de poleo común; polea; poleio; póleo; poleo blanco; poleo del campo; poleo manchado; poleo menta; poleo real; poleo silvestre; poleomenta; poleo-menta; poleos; poleu; poliol; tanagel; té del campo; té poleo sources: Anthos (2010). Information System of the plants of Spain. Real Jardín Botánico, CSIC - Fundación Biodiversidad. (for names from the Iberian Peninsula and the Balearic Islands).

Swedish: polejmynta

Turkish: Yabani nane; Yarpuz

Valencian: brosseta de riu; herba de menta; pohol negre; poliol; poliol d'aigua sources: Anthos (2010). Information System of the plants of Spain. Real Jardín Botánico, CSIC - Fundación Biodiversidad. (for names from the Iberian Peninsula and the Balearic Islands).