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Water Mint

Mentha aquatica

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Not native

Not native to West 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

At a glance

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

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

County records are not available.

Ecological relationships

Who uses this plant?

What these records mean

32CaterpillarsGenus host records with ranges including WV

Genus host records with ranges including WV · 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
  • Elophila obliteralisWaterlily Leafcutter Moth
  • Endothenia hebesanaVerbena Bud Moth
  • Euplexia benesimilisAmerican Angle Shades
  • Fumibotys fumalisMint Root Borer
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  • 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

West Virginia rankSNA
Global rankGNR
WV statusNot verified
Federal statusNot verified

Conservation source Global and federal source

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