Hioi (Mentha cunninghamii)

Hioi, a reference photo — Photo: Ewen Cameron · CC BY 4.0 (licence)

Mentha cunninghamii, known commonly as New Zealand mint or Māori mint, is a species within the Mentha (mint) genus, endemic to New Zealand.

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Is it poisonous?

We have no record of Hioi being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.

Easily confused with

Epilobium nummulariifolium
Leptostigma setulosum
Scutellaria novae-zelandiae

Classification

Kingdom: Plantae
Phylum: Tracheophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Lamiales
Family: Lamiaceae
Genus: Mentha
Species: Mentha cunninghamii

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