Egyptian Mint (a hybrid)
Mentha × rotundifolia
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Not native
Not native to Louisiana. How scores work Is it native here?
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- Light
- 2 or more hours of direct sun
- Soil moisture
- Somewhat dry to average
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At a glance
Not yet recorded · Height · Spread · Life cycle · Leaves · Bloom
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Recorded in 8 Louisiana parishes.
Ecological relationships
Who uses this plant?
29CaterpillarsGenus host records with ranges including LA
Genus host records with ranges including LA · Mentha
- Amphipyra pyramidoidesMiranda Underwing, Copper Underwing, Copper Amphipyra
- Argyrogramma verrucaGolden Looper
- Autoplusia egenaBean-Leaf Skeletonizer Moth
- Choristoneura rosaceanaOblique-Banded Leafroller Moth, Rosaceous Leaf Roller
- Chrysodeixis includensSoybean Looper Moth
- Elasmopalpus lignosellaLesser Cornstalk Borer
- Elophila obliteralisWaterlily Leafcutter Moth
- Endothenia hebesanaVerbena Bud Moth
- Euplexia benesimilisAmerican Angle Shades
- Feltia repletaReplete Dart
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- Fumibotys fumalisMint Root Borer
- Hahncappsia mancalisCommon Hahncappsia
- Haploa leconteiLeconte's Haploa
- Helicoverpa zeaCorn Earworm Moth
- Heliothis phloxiphagaSpotted Straw Sun Moth, Darker Spotted Straw Moth
- Lintneria eremitusHermit Sphinx
- Nematocampa resistariaFilament Bearer, Horned Spanworm Moth
- Pyrausta acrionalisMint-Loving Pyrausta
- Pyrausta laticlaviaSouthern Purple Mint Moth
- Pyrausta orphisalisOrange Mint Moth, Orange Spotted Pyrausta
- Rachiplusia ouGray Looper
- Sparganothis sulfureanaSparganothis Fruitworm Moth, Sulfur Leafroller, False Yellow-Head
- Spodoptera latifasciaOrange-Striped Armyworm, Velvet Armyworm Moth
- Spoladea recurvalisHawaiian Beet Webworm
- Strymon melinusGray Hairstreak
- Trichoplusia niNi Moth, Cabbage Looper Moth
- Udea rubigalisCelery Leaftier
- Vanessa carduiPainted Lady, Cosmopolite
- Xestia dolosaGreater Black-Letter Dart, Greater Spotted Cutworm
Growing and identification
Plant details
- Family
- Lamiaceae
What its natural habitat tells you
Safety has not been reviewed for this plant; check toxicity and thorns before planting.
Also known as
Mentha rotundifolia; Mentha × rotundifolia; Roundleaf Mint
Conservation status
| Louisiana rank | SNA |
|---|---|
| Global rank | GNA |
| LA status | Not verified |
| Federal status | Not verified |
Native alternatives
Find natives for your gardenSources
- NatureServe Explorer
- USDA PLANTS
- Louisiana occurrence source
- Shropshire & Tallamy 2025, Lepidoptera of North America north of Mexico, ZooKeys 1261 (ODbL)
- Noori, Seltmann & Orr 2026, A curated and integrated dataset for exploring global bee-plant interactions (GloBI), Zenodo, CC BY 4.0
- Smith, Bachelder, Russell, Morales, Mosher & Seltmann 2024, Bee-Specialization-Modeling v0.6.1 (specialist host table compiled from J. Fowler's pollen specialist bee lists), Zenodo, CC BY 4.0
- Hurlbert, Olsen, Sawyer & Winner 2021, Avian Diet Database, Scientific Data 8: 260 (CC0)
- Narango, Tallamy & Shropshire 2020, Few keystone plant genera support the majority of Lepidoptera species, Nature Communications

