Mentha × piperita

species of plant (peppermint)
Taxon taxon Q156037
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Summary

Mentha × piperita is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.63% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,571 views/month, #1,224 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Award received: Medicinal plant of the year[3]
  • Taxon rank: species[4]
  • Parent taxon: Mentha[5]
  • Taxon name: Mentha ×piperita[6]
  • Subclass of: useful plant[7]
  • Has use: medicinal plant[8], spice[9]
  • Commons category: Mentha × piperita[10]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Mentha × piperita[11]
  • Commons gallery: Mentha × piperita[12]
  • Described by source: Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[13], The Domestic Encyclopædia; Or, A Dictionary Of Facts, And Useful Knowledge[14], New International Encyclopedia[15]
  • GRIN URL: https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomydetail.aspx?id=24078[16]
  • This taxon is source of: peppermint leaf[17], peppermint oil[18], smell of peppermint[19]
  • Taxon common name: peppermint[20], Menta pebrera[21], máta peprná[22], Pfefferminze[23], Menta piperita[24], Piparmünt[25], Mendafin[26], Piparminttu[27], Menthe poivrée[28], Piparmētra[29], Мята перечная[30], Pepparmynta[31], Bahçe nanesi[32], Pepermunt[33]
  • Has fruit type: nucule[34]

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Identifiers

Mentha × piperita's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 361371[35]. Mentha × piperita's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 579698[36]. Mentha × piperita's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2927179[37]. Mentha × piperita's ITIS TSN is recorded as 32275[38].

Discovery and Description

Things named for Mentha × piperita include Pez[39], a trademark[40], founded in 1927[41], headquartered in Vienna[42].

Why It Matters

Mentha × piperita has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[43] It is known by 100 alternative names across languages and contexts.[44]

Entities named for it include Pez[39], a trademark[40], founded in 1927[41], headquartered in Vienna[42].

FAQs

What awards did Mentha × piperita receive?

Honors received include Medicinal plant of the year[3].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [39] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [40] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [41] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [42] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [43] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [44] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 6w ago · Andre Engels · 2026-09-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Naturbasen species id → 14721/peber-mynte
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Naturbasen species id: 14721/peber-mynte, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/321153474|Mentha x piperita (#321153474)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/8386|N"
  2. 21w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Described at url → —
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|5 */ Yso id: 7741, mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
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