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Horse Mint

Mentha longifolia

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Not native

Not native to Virginia. How scores work Is it native here?

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Light
2 or more hours of direct sun

At a glance

Not yet recorded · Height · Spread · Soil · Life cycle · Leaves · Bloom

This plant is missing most of its facts, so Quercus is looking them up in old botany books.

Recorded in 6 Virginia counties.

Ecological relationships

Who uses this plant?

What these records mean

33CaterpillarsGenus host records with ranges including VA

Genus host records with ranges including VA · Mentha

  • Amphipyra pyramidoidesMiranda Underwing, Copper Underwing, Copper Amphipyra
  • Anterastria teratophoraGrey Marvel, White Spotted Jaspidia
  • Argyrogramma verrucaGolden Looper
  • Autographa precationisCommon Looper 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
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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
  • Spoladea recurvalisHawaiian Beet Webworm
  • Strymon melinusGray Hairstreak
  • Synchlora aerataWavy-Lined Emerald, Camouflaged Looper
  • Trichoplusia niNi Moth, Cabbage Looper Moth
  • Udea rubigalisCelery Leaftier
  • Vanessa carduiPainted Lady, Cosmopolite
  • Xanthotype sospetaCrocus Geometer
  • Xestia dolosaGreater Black-Letter Dart, Greater Spotted Cutworm
  • Xylena nuperaRed Swordgrass Moth, American Swordgrass Moth, False Armyworm
  • Aethes interruptofasciata
  • Endothenia nubilana
Shropshire & Tallamy 2025, Lepidoptera of North America north of Mexico, ZooKeys 1261 (ODbL)
—BeesSoutheastern regional records
—Specialist beesPollen specialists
—BirdsRecorded genus food-resource interactions; not a state feeding claim
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.

Conservation status

Virginia rankNot available
Global rankGNA
VA statusNot verified
Federal statusNot verified

Conservation source Global and federal source

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