Pennyroyal - introduced (*Mentha pulegium)

Family: Lamiaceae (Mint family).

Native of Europe and western Asia.

Occurrence: A weed of damp places e.g. streamsides and roadside ditches. In Europe it is sometimes called "Lurk in the Ditch".

Identification:

• the flowers are bunched along the stem, growing at the leaf bases
• the flowers are lilac in colour
• the plant may be prostrate or erect
• it is very aromatic when crushed.

It is sometimes used as a medicinal or culinary herb. Some parts are poisonous.

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