Plant Description:

• Straight, square-stemmed plant with hairs along each corner of the stem, growing up to 50 cm tall
• Leaves are opposite from each other and covered with dots
• Pink flowers grow around the stem at the leaf axils
• Found in sloughs and wet areas
• Leaves can be made into tea or can be chewed on
• Mint can be used to treat stomach pains, headaches and fevers
• Found at Stop 8

 

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-Sourced from Budd's Flora of the Canadian Prairie Provinces, 1979 and
Plants of the Western Boreal Forest & Aspen Parkland, 1995.
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