Apple mint is a common name for
Mentha suaveolens, and hybrid mints involving
M. suaveolens as a parent
Apple mints of hybrid origin include:
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Mentha × rotundifolia ( M. longifolia × M. suaveolens)
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Mentha × villosa ( M. spicata × M. suaveolens) - also called Mentha nemorosa, popular in Cuba where it is called yerba buena and is used to make
