Apple Mint vs Bigleaf Mint

Mentha villosa compared with Mentha rotundifolia

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Apple Mint	Bigleaf Mint
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order same	Lamiales (Lamiales)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family same	Lamiaceae	Lamiaceae
Genus same	Mentha	Mentha
Species	Mentha villosa	Mentha rotundifolia

Evolutionary Relationship

Apple Mint and Bigleaf Mint share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Mentha.

Conservation Status

Apple Mint

NE — Not Evaluated

Bigleaf Mint

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Apple Mint	Bigleaf Mint
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Apple Mint

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Found across Europe (12 countries) and North America (United States).

Bigleaf Mint

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Sao Tome and Principe), Europe (5 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Argentina, Brazil).

Apple Mint

The Apple Mint (Mentha villosa) is a species in the genus Mentha. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Bigleaf Mint

The Bigleaf Mint (Mentha rotundifolia) is a species in the genus Mentha. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 4 countries:

🇦🇹 Austria 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden 🇺🇸 United States