Mentha longifolia has been widely confused with tomentose variant plants of the species
Mentha spicata; it can be distinguished from these by the hairs being simple and unbranched, in contrast to the branched hairs of
M. spicata. •
Mentha longifolia var.
amphilema Briq. ex Rech.f. - western Asia •
Mentha longifolia var. asiatica (Boriss.) Rech.f. - western Asia to western China •
Mentha longifolia var.
austroafghanica Rech.f. - Afghanistan •
Mentha longifolia subsp.
capensis (Thunb.) Briq. - southern Africa •
Mentha longifolia var.
chlorodictya Rech.f. - Caucasus to western & central Asia •
Mentha longifolia var.
kermamensis Rech.f. - Iran •
Mentha longifolia var.
kotschyana (Boiss.) Briq. - eastern Turkey, Iran •
Mentha longifolia subsp.
longifolia (L.) L. - Europe, northwestern Africa •
Mentha longifolia var.
muqarrabica Shinwari & Chaudhri - Pakistan •
Mentha longifolia subsp.
noeana (Briq.) Briq. - Turkey east to Iran •
Mentha longifolia var.
petiolata Boiss. - northern Iraq to northern & western Iran •
Mentha longifolia var.
schimperi (Briq.) Briq. - Sinai to Arabian Peninsula •
Mentha longifolia var.
swatica Shinwari & Chaudhri - Pakistan •
Mentha longifolia subsp.
typhoides (Briq.) Harley. - northeastern Africa, southwestern Asia •
Mentha longifolia subsp.
wissii (Launert) Codd. - southwestern Africa
Hybrids Mentha longifolia hybridizes with other
Mentha species.
Hybrids include: •
Mentha × villosa-nervata Opiz. (hybrid with
Mentha spicata) sharp toothed mint •
Mentha × rotundifolia (L.) Huds., 1782 (hybrid with
Mentha suaveolens) false apple mint
Varieties and cultivars Unlike other commonly cultivated species and hybrids of mint, there are few horticultural
cultivars of
M. longifolia. The only ones of note are: •
M. longifolia Buddleia Mint Group (syn.
M. longifolia 'Buddleia') - with silvered leaves. == Cultivation ==