Comb Bushmint

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Mesosphaerum pectinatum

Comb Bushmint, a reference photo
Photo: Forest & Kim Starr · CC BY 3.0 (licence)

Mesosphaerum pectinatum is a species of flowering plant in the family Lamiaceae commonly called comb bushmint. It is native to the tropical Americas, as well as being naturalized in parts of Africa, Asia, and Australia.

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Is it poisonous?

We have no record of Comb Bushmint 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.

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Classification

Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Lamiales
Family
Lamiaceae
Species
Mesosphaerum pectinatum

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