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Pennyroyal

Mentha pulegium

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Common names

38 names · 27 languages
EnglishYour language
Other languages (26)
Dutch
French
Arabic
Asturian
Bulgarian
  • Блатна мента[3]
Catalan
Chinese (Simplified)
  • 唇萼薄荷[3]
Chinese (Traditional)
  • 唇萼薄荷[3]
  • 普列薄荷[3]
  • 胡薄荷[3]
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  • 除蚤薄荷[3]
Croatian
  • Mirisna metvica[3]
Czech
  • polej obecná[3]
Danish
  • polejmynte[3]
Finnish
  • puolanminttu[3]
German
Hebrew
  • נענע הכדורים[3]
Hungarian
  • csombormenta[3]
Italian
Japanese
  • ペニローヤルミント[3]
Polish
  • mięta polej[3]
Portuguese
Russian
  • Мята блошиная[3]
Serbian
  • Gorska nana[3]
  • Горска нана[3]
Slovak
  • mäta sivá[3]
Slovenian
Spanish
Swedish
  • polejmynta[3]
Turkish
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] Mentha pulegium — iNaturalist taxon names ↗

Community-curated iNaturalist taxonomy. This is a common-name attestation, not an independent botanical determination.

Source records
  • Pennyroyal — results[0].names[1]; taxon id 57116; Mentha pulegium.
  • Flohkraut — results[0].names[10]; taxon id 57116; Mentha pulegium.
  • Polei — results[0].names[8]; taxon id 57116; Mentha pulegium.
  • Polei-Minze — results[0].names[7]; taxon id 57116; Mentha pulegium.
  • Poleo — results[0].names[2]; taxon id 57116; Mentha pulegium.
  • Poliol — results[0].names[35]; taxon id 57116; Mentha pulegium.
  • Menthe pouillot — results[0].names[9]; taxon id 57116; Mentha pulegium.
  • Menthe pouliot — results[0].names[5]; taxon id 57116; Mentha pulegium.
  • Menta poleggio — results[0].names[29]; taxon id 57116; Mentha pulegium.
  • Polei — results[0].names[15]; taxon id 57116; Mentha pulegium.
  • Hortelãzinho — results[0].names[4]; taxon id 57116; Mentha pulegium.
  • Poejo — results[0].names[3]; taxon id 57116; Mentha pulegium.
[2] Catalogue of Life 2026-08-20 — Mentha pulegium ↗

Common names from World Plants, version 26.05, reproduced in Catalogue of Life 2026-08-20. License: CC BY.

Source records
  • Polei-Minze (DE); Pennyroyal (EN); Mentha poleo (ES) — VernacularName.tsv, line 159655; taxon 3ZS7B.
[3] Mentha pulegium — iNaturalist taxon names ↗

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

Source records
  • Pennyroyal — results[19].names[1]; taxon id 57116; Mentha pulegium.
  • Flohkraut — results[19].names[10]; taxon id 57116; Mentha pulegium.
  • Polei — results[19].names[8]; taxon id 57116; Mentha pulegium.
  • Polei-Minze — results[19].names[7]; taxon id 57116; Mentha pulegium.
  • Poleo — results[19].names[2]; taxon id 57116; Mentha pulegium.
  • Poliol — results[19].names[35]; taxon id 57116; Mentha pulegium.
  • Menthe pouillot — results[19].names[9]; taxon id 57116; Mentha pulegium.
  • Menthe pouliot — results[19].names[5]; taxon id 57116; Mentha pulegium.
  • Menta poleggio — results[19].names[29]; taxon id 57116; Mentha pulegium.
  • Polei — results[19].names[15]; taxon id 57116; Mentha pulegium.
  • Hortelãzinho — results[19].names[4]; taxon id 57116; Mentha pulegium.
  • Poejo — results[19].names[3]; taxon id 57116; Mentha pulegium.
  • נענע הכדורים — results[19].names[6]; taxon id 57116; Mentha pulegium.
  • puolanminttu — results[19].names[11]; taxon id 57116; Mentha pulegium.
  • menta — results[19].names[12]; taxon id 57116; Mentha pulegium.
  • ペニローヤルミント — results[19].names[13]; taxon id 57116; Mentha pulegium.
  • Мята блошиная — results[19].names[14]; taxon id 57116; Mentha pulegium.
  • polej obecná — results[19].names[16]; taxon id 57116; Mentha pulegium.
  • mäta sivá — results[19].names[17]; taxon id 57116; Mentha pulegium.
  • 唇萼薄荷 — results[19].names[18]; taxon id 57116; Mentha pulegium.
  • 唇萼薄荷 — results[19].names[19]; taxon id 57116; Mentha pulegium.
  • 普列薄荷 — results[19].names[20]; taxon id 57116; Mentha pulegium.
  • 除蚤薄荷 — results[19].names[21]; taxon id 57116; Mentha pulegium.
  • 胡薄荷 — results[19].names[22]; taxon id 57116; Mentha pulegium.
  • yarpuz — results[19].names[23]; taxon id 57116; Mentha pulegium.
  • filisgin — results[19].names[24]; taxon id 57116; Mentha pulegium.
  • polejmynta — results[19].names[25]; taxon id 57116; Mentha pulegium.
  • Mirisna metvica — results[19].names[26]; taxon id 57116; Mentha pulegium.
  • mięta polej — results[19].names[27]; taxon id 57116; Mentha pulegium.
  • Блатна мента — results[19].names[28]; taxon id 57116; Mentha pulegium.
  • polaj — results[19].names[30]; taxon id 57116; Mentha pulegium.
  • csombormenta — results[19].names[31]; taxon id 57116; Mentha pulegium.
  • polejmynte — results[19].names[32]; taxon id 57116; Mentha pulegium.
  • Горска нана — results[19].names[33]; taxon id 57116; Mentha pulegium.
  • Gorska nana — results[19].names[34]; taxon id 57116; Mentha pulegium.
  • Poliol — results[19].names[36]; taxon id 57116; Mentha pulegium.
  • fliou — results[19].names[37]; taxon id 57116; Mentha pulegium.
Plant references

Source-backed information

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

Taxonomy
Mentha pulegium 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]
Catalogue ratings

Who this plant supports

Honey bees

Medium suitability
Nectar value Medium
Pollen value Unknown
Plant profile

About this plant

Pennyroyal (Mentha pulegium) is a herbaceous plant. It flowers from August to September.

Sources and references

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

Sources checked
  1. Catalogue of Life Mentha pulegium — 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 636337; ID 3ZS7B; rank species; status accepted
    • Botanical family: NameUsage.tsv line 636337; ID 3ZS7B; rank species; status accepted

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    Source data licence: CC BY 4.0.