Water Mint (Mentha aquatica) (20/08/2023) West Mill Lane, Small Dole, Henfield, W Sussex (in the banks most of the way along the lane on the side where there's a stream).
Water Mint (Mentha aquatica) (20/08/2023) West Mill Lane, Small Dole, Henfield, W Sussex (in then banks most of the way along the lane on the side where there's a stream).
Water Mint (Mentha aquatica) (27/07/2022) Arundel Wetlands & Wildfowl Trust, Arundel, W Sussex. It's water mint and not the others because of the long, pointed calyx teeth. Corn Mint instead has stems topped with small leaves, not flowers and has quite squat calyx teeth. Whorled Mint is more leafy with smaller clusters of flowers. This is an unusually pale specimen.
Water Mint (Mentha aquatica) (27/07/2022) Arundel Wetlands & Wildfowl Trust, Arundel, W Sussex. It's water mint and not the others because of the long, pointed calyx teeth. Corn Mint has quite squat calyx teeth.
Water Mint (Mentha aquatica) (27/07/2022) Arundel Wetlands & Wildfowl Trust, Arundel, W Sussex. Corn Mint instead has stems topped with small leaves - here you can see the stems are topped with flowers, not leaves. Whorled Mint is more leafy with smaller clusters of flowers
Water Mint (Mentha aquatica) (27/07/2022) Arundel Wetlands & Wildfowl Trust, Arundel, W Sussex. An unusually deeper lilac specimen. Still Water Mint and not the others because of the long, pointed calyx teeth. Corn Mint has quite squat calyx teeth.
Water Mint (Mentha aquatica) (27/07/2022) Arundel Wetlands & Wildfowl Trust, Arundel, W Sussex.
Water Mint (Mentha aquatica) (20/08/2023) West Mill Lane, Small Dole, Henfield, W Sussex (in the banks most of the way along the lane on the side where there's a stream). This one is going over now.
Water Mint (Mentha aquatica) (20/08/2023) West Mill Lane, Small Dole, Henfield, W Sussex (in the banks most of the way along the lane on the side where there's a stream). An old specimen with very mildewy leaves.
Water Mint (Mentha aquatica) (27/07/2022) Arundel Wetlands & Wildfowl Trust, Arundel, W Sussex. Classic leaves.
Water Mint (Mentha aquatica) (27/07/2022) Arundel Wetlands & Wildfowl Trust, Arundel, W Sussex. Here the leave on an older plant, they tend to turn darker and have purplish veins.
Water Mint (Mentha aquatica) (20/08/2023) West Mill Lane, Small Dole, Henfield, W Sussex (in the banks most of the way along the lane on the side where there's a stream). An old leaf, even with some mildew on it.