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The difference between round leaf mint and mint

Mike Ehrmantraut
2020-07-16 09:11:32
Plant differences: the stem of round leaf Mint is blunt tetragonal with stripes; the stem of mint is Rui tetragonal with four grooves. Leaf difference: round leaf mint leaves are round or oval, with round teeth on the edge; mint leaves are oblong lanceolate, with sharp apex. Flower difference: round leaf Mint cylindrical spike, white purple or light blue flowers; mint round umbrella, white flowers.

I. plant differences

Round leaf Mint stem erect, about 30 to 80 cm tall, obtuse quadrangular, stem with stripes.

The stem of peppermint is erect, about 30 to 60 cm high, with sharp quadrangular shape and four grooves.

The difference between leaves

The leaves of peppermint are usually sessile, round, ovate or oblong ovate, 2 to 4.5cm in length, 1.5cm to 3cm in width, blunt at the apex, heart-shaped at the base of the leaf, with round teeth or round teeth at the edge, paper-shaped, green above the leaf, light green below, and soft hair.

Mint leaves are long, round, lanceolate, oval, lanceolate or oval, about 3 to 5 cm long and 0.8 to 3 cm wide, with sharp front end, wedge-shaped or nearly round leaf base, toothlike serrations on the edge of the leaf, and green leaf color.

3. Flower difference

Round leaf Mint cymes aggregate into cylindrical spikes at the top of stems and branches. The inflorescences are 2 to 4 cm long and about 6 mm in diameter. The Corolla is white, light blue, purple or lavender.

round leaf mint. JPG

Umbels of mint whorls, nearly globose in outline, ca. 18 mm in diam. Flowers are usually white

Mint flower

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