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Scientific Name | Mentha aquatica L. |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | LAMIACEAE |
Synonyms | Mentha dumetorum Schult., Mentha dumetorum Schult. var. natalensis Briq. |
Common Names | Amabunu (z), Aromatic Thyme (e), Imbozisa (z), Ityaleba (x), Koena-e-nyenyane (ss), Koena-ya-libida (ss), Kruisememt (a), Kruistement (a), Umaliwane (z), Umayime (z), Umnukani (z), Water Mint (e), Waterment (a), Wild Mint (e), Wild Thyme (e) |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Least Concern |
Assessment Date | 2017/08/29 |
Assessor(s) | H. Mtshali, F. Cholo & W. Foden |
Justification | This species is widespread and not in danger of extinction. It is therefore assessed as Least Concern. |
Distribution |
Endemism | Not endemic to South Africa |
Provincial distribution | Eastern Cape, Free State, Gauteng, KwaZulu-Natal, Limpopo, Mpumalanga, Northern Cape, North West, Western Cape |
Range | Mentha aquatica is found across South Africa, and it is widely distributed throughout the world. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Freshwater |
Major habitats | Fynbos, Grassland, Indian Ocean Coastal Belt, Savanna, Succulent Karoo |
Description | It grows in marshes, pools, and wet places. Sometimes it grows floating on the surface of water, and can survive long periods of submergence. |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Mentha aquatica L. | Least Concern | Raimondo et al. (2009) | |
Bibliography |
Cook, C.D.K. 2004. Aquatic and wetland plants of southern Africa. Backhuys Publishers, Leiden, The Netherlands.
Goldblatt, P. and Manning, J.C. 2000. Cape Plants: A conspectus of the Cape Flora of South Africa. Strelitzia 9. National Botanical Institute, Cape Town.
Pooley, E. 2003. Mountain flowers: a field guide to the flora of the Drakensberg and Lesotho. Natal Flora Publications Trust, Durban.
Raimondo, D., von Staden, L., Foden, W., Victor, J.E., Helme, N.A., Turner, R.C., Kamundi, D.A. and Manyama, P.A. 2009. Red List of South African Plants. Strelitzia 25. South African National Biodiversity Institute, Pretoria.
Sieben, E.J.J. 2009. The status and distribution of vascular plants (Magnoliophyta, Lycophyta, Pteridophyta). In: W.R.T. Darwall, K.G. Smith, D. Tweddle and P. Skelton (eds.), The status and distribution of freshwater biodiversity in southern Africa (pp. 83-98), IUCN and SAIAB, Gland, Switzerland and Grahamstown, South Africa.
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Citation |
| Mtshali, H., Cholo, F. & Foden, W. 2017. Mentha aquatica L. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/03/22 |
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