Apple Mint vs Spearmint

Mentha villosa compared with Mentha spicata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Apple Mint	Spearmint
Kingdom same	Plantae (พืช)	Plantae (พืช)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (พืชใบเลี้ยงคู่)	Magnoliopsida (พืชใบเลี้ยงคู่)
Order same	Lamiales (อันดับกะเพรา)	Lamiales (อันดับกะเพรา)
Family same	Lamiaceae	Lamiaceae
Genus same	Mentha	Mentha
Species	Mentha villosa	Mentha spicata

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Apple Mint

NE — Not Evaluated

Spearmint

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Apple Mint	Spearmint
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).

Spearmint

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Libya, Seychelles), Asia (India, Japan, Laos), Europe (27 countries), North America (Canada, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil, Colombia, Peru).

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 12 countries:

🇦🇹 Austria 🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇫🇮 Finland 🇩🇪 Germany 🇮🇪 Ireland 🇳🇴 Norway 🇷🇴 Romania 🇪🇸 Spain 🇸🇪 Sweden 🇬🇧 United Kingdom 🇺🇸 United States