wild mint
Untamed aromatic plant
Wild mint refers to any of several mint species that grow uncultivated in damp meadows, stream banks, and other moist areas.
The term most often designates *Mentha arvensis*, native to temperate regions worldwide, which has a milder flavor than cultivated varieties.
Like other mints, wild mint has aromatic leaves used in teas and folk remedies: We found wild mint growing along the creek.
- pennyroyalAromatic mint species
- mentholCooling agent from plants
- aromatic leavesScented plant matter
- foragingSeeking wild food sources
- creek bedsFloors of small waterways
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- foraged foodsdandelion, blackberries, blueberries, nuts, mushrooms
- Wild Foodsramps, fiddleheads, dandelion greens, morels, chanterelles
- wildflowersblack-eyed Susan, black-eyed Susans, daisy, buttercup, bluebonnets
- wild herbsnettle, dandelion, chickweed, plantain, sorrel
- Breath freshenersAltoids, Tic Tacs, breath spray, Trident, wintergreen
- woodland herbsbloodroot, trillium, jack-in-the-pulpit, mayapple, Solomon's seal