Bigleaf Mint vs hortelã-pimenta

Mentha rotundifolia compared with Mentha piperita

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bigleaf Mint	hortelã-pimenta
Kingdom same	Plantae (plantas)	Plantae (plantas)
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 rotundifolia	Mentha piperita

Evolutionary Relationship

Bigleaf Mint and hortelã-pimenta share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Mentha.

Conservation Status

Bigleaf Mint

NE — Not Evaluated

hortelã-pimenta

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bigleaf Mint	hortelã-pimenta
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

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).

hortelã-pimenta

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (4 countries), Asia (5 countries), Europe (21 countries), North America (Canada, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Micronesia), and South America (5 countries).

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.

hortelã-pimenta

The Black Peppermint (Mentha piperita) 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 7 countries:

🇦🇷 Argentina 🇦🇹 Austria 🇧🇷 Brazil 🇨🇿 Czech Republic 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden 🇺🇸 United States