Pollinator plant

Mintbush

Elsholtzia stauntonii

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Common names

12 names · 9 languages
EnglishYour language
Other languages (8)
Dutch
  • Muntstruik
Chinese (Simplified)
  • 华北香薷[3]
  • 木本香薷[3]
  • 木香薷[3]
Chinese (Traditional)
  • 華北香薷[3]
Finnish
  • purppurahelttaminttu[3]
German
  • chinesische Kamminze[1]
  • Staunton-Kammminze[2]
Japanese
  • キダチナギナタコウジュ[3]
Lithuanian
  • Kininė aniužė[3]
Slovak
  • klasnatka Stauntonova[3]
Sources & name notes (3)

Names recorded in our plant catalogue and botanical sources, grouped by language. Usage can vary by region.

Catalogue language labels are reviewed separately from botanical source records.

Numbered references identify names recorded by an external source. Other names are from our plant catalogue.

[1] Elsholtzia stauntonii — GBIF vernacular names (GRIN Taxonomy) ↗

GBIF aggregation of GRIN Taxonomy. The original upstream source was not independently inspected; this is a sourced vernacular-name attestation, not a botanical determination.

Source records
  • mintbush — results[9] at https://api.gbif.org/v1/species/7308883/vernacularNames?limit=1000&offset=0; taxonKey 7308883; sourceTaxonKey 101379457; Elsholtzia stauntonii.
  • chinesische Kamminze — results[3] at https://api.gbif.org/v1/species/7308883/vernacularNames?limit=1000&offset=0; taxonKey 7308883; sourceTaxonKey 101379457; Elsholtzia stauntonii.
[2] Elsholtzia stauntonii — GBIF vernacular names (DAISIE - Inventory of alien invasive species in Europe) ↗

GBIF aggregation of DAISIE - Inventory of alien invasive species in Europe. The original upstream source was not independently inspected; this is a sourced vernacular-name attestation, not a botanical determination.

Source records
  • Staunton-Kammminze — results[1] at https://api.gbif.org/v1/species/7308883/vernacularNames?limit=1000&offset=0; taxonKey 7308883; sourceTaxonKey 159515990; Elsholtzia stauntonii.
[3] Elsholtzia stauntonii — iNaturalist taxon names ↗

Community-curated iNaturalist taxonomy; common-name attestation, not an independent botanical determination.

Source records
  • Kininė aniužė — results[0].names[1]; taxon id 135427; Elsholtzia stauntonii.
  • 华北香薷 — results[0].names[2]; taxon id 135427; Elsholtzia stauntonii.
  • 木本香薷 — results[0].names[3]; taxon id 135427; Elsholtzia stauntonii.
  • キダチナギナタコウジュ — results[0].names[4]; taxon id 135427; Elsholtzia stauntonii.
  • 木香薷 — results[0].names[5]; taxon id 135427; Elsholtzia stauntonii.
  • purppurahelttaminttu — results[0].names[6]; taxon id 135427; Elsholtzia stauntonii.
  • 華北香薷 — results[0].names[7]; taxon id 135427; Elsholtzia stauntonii.
  • klasnatka Stauntonova — results[0].names[8]; taxon id 135427; Elsholtzia stauntonii.
Plant references

Source-backed information

Published observations for this plant. Each reference supports the information beside it.

Taxonomy
Elsholtzia stauntonii is an accepted species in Catalogue of Life.

Taxonomic treatment in the August 2026 release; the catalogue record name is preserved.

Sources [1]
Botanical family
Lamiaceae

Family in the cited taxonomic treatment.

Sources [1]
Native range
N. China.

Explicit native locality records in Kew WCVP v16; introduced and doubtful distributions excluded. Continent conversion follows the documented geographic mapping.

Sources [2]
Catalogue ratings

Who this plant supports

Honey bees

Medium suitability
Nectar value Medium
Pollen value Medium
Plant profile

About this plant

Mintbush (Elsholtzia stauntonii) is a herbaceous plant. It flowers from August to October.

Sources and references

References for the information marked with source numbers on this page.

Sources checked
  1. Catalogue of Life Elsholtzia stauntonii — Catalogue of Life COL26.8

    COL26.8 (2026-08-20). Contributing checklist: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World. This is taxonomic evidence, not an independent ecological study.

    Supports: TaxonomyBotanical family
    Relevant sections
    • Taxonomy: NameUsage.tsv line 162834; ID 39D38; rank species; status accepted
    • Botanical family: NameUsage.tsv line 162834; ID 39D38; rank species; status accepted

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    Source data licence: CC BY 4.0.

  2. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew Elsholtzia stauntonii — Kew WCVP native distribution

    Native distribution and taxonomic treatment from the official WCVP v16 export (4 June 2026). The link opens the corresponding POWO taxon. Source rows are retained in the native-range audit archive.

    Supports: Native range
    Relevant sections
    • Native range: WCVP v16; wcvp_names.csv lines 1006598; wcvp_distribution.csv native locality lines 88789, 88790

    Source checked on .

    Source data licence: CC BY 3.0.