Apple Mint

Mentha suaveolens

Also listed as Mentha suaveolens ssp. suaveolens

Found in disturbed areas. FloraQuest, phone app (app page) What its natural habitat tells you

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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
Soil moisture: Average to wet

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At a glance

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

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Recorded in 4 Virginia counties.

Habitats

Roadsides, fields and disturbed ground.

Each habitat page lists the plants and wildlife also found there. All habitats

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

Safety has not been reviewed for this plant; check toxicity and thorns before planting.

Also known as

Apple Mint; Pineapple Mint; Roundleaved Mint; Roundleaf Mint; Round Leaved Mint; Round Leaf Mint; Applemint; Wooly Mint; Pineapplemint; Woolymint; Mentha suaveolens ssp. suaveolens

Conservation status

Virginia rank	Not available
Global rank	GNR
VA status	Not verified
Federal status	Not verified

Conservation source Global and federal source

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