Nederlands: Hertsmunt - Bosmunt
Español: Menta de caballo
Français: Menthe à feuilles longues - Menthe sylvestre
Deutsch: Rossminze
Family: Labiatae - Mint family
Flowering time: July-October
Height: 0,30-120cm
Altitude: to 2500m
Colour: pink, lilac, white
Habitat: damp habitats, streams, ditches, acequias, rivers, ponds
Distribution: Most countries of Europe, in a number of countries naturalized.
Note: Nectar plant for many species of butterflies
Synonyms: Mentha spicata susp. longifolia, Mentha sylvestris, Mentha tomentosa, Mentha incana
![Mentha longifolia with Argynnis aglaja (Dark Green Fritillary - Grote parelmoervlinder - Lunares de piata - Grand nacré - Große Perlmutterfalter)](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj50H9RzbzLW6ZzjqY0B3k26s6a2j8xLLkjV8u0aXghRDgK2kMHMV3_PVRb3Wxqzvdy9TX9YqiqDw5MwcmxPUm7XmBEF-1Ql9TM7yN5OS5NF9JMMxJ0mqy8p31aX4k3q_ib6nWzv5EX8K8/s100/Mentha+longifolia+DSC08083vs.jpg)
![Mentha longifolia with Hesperia comma (Silver-spotted Skipper - Kommavlinder -Dorada manchas blancas - Comma - Komma-Dickkopffalter)](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1YpcVpuhzTVnykEW6WVMXg_yOaX_FWA5fb_5PRHpuvJVRS6hB4LIUwGKWZWCXdZHGsFQ5RyLv8MrWEszhx_kXbu-EnLKNGjdtORb6JUHxth4DXz93EXVkdZVCQVYIzM1F8yjgEvYiIqc/s100/Mentha+longifolia+DSC08103vs.jpg)
![Mentha longifolia with Satyrus actaea (Black Satyr - Kleine saterzandoog - Negra - Petite coronide)](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIuM3m0N6RSsbGUt9yKlcsMgZ-1g-gDHT70sVfzjN3cmjqPpQ8-F5ykDZe501qDxfLxzyYmGyynK0y1eDi2pzWvtZOgTXJIyUlQbFgOThBlx9Lq52tCqznmMm5yDVZXMCKCkmVsQhsva4/s100/Mentha+longifolia+DSC08236vs.jpg)
![Mentha longifolia with Pontia daplidice (Bath white - Resedawitje - Blanquiverdosa - Marbré de vert - Westlicher Resedaweißling)](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjp__HSqxbafgeKy5oWhpo9N9knPhL6zOXOGZovC_ytqEvEKABvnTXWXf3u2zlT9zrWEXYcjxqbCHf1pG5Us61hn6NLUOnHjO2ZnhtXpSdgHtr4vNg5-s9xlcPaXaelzbNoA_CzDiJ-C-U/s100/Mentha+longifolia+DSC08250vs.jpg)
![Mentha longifolia with Plebejus idas (Idas Blue - Vals heideblauwtje - Niña esmaltada - Argus sagitté - Idas-Bläuling)](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQOnf36EnW1IutDq9Y0fRLLGeyqoVgXeM-eiNzYralBAaXlJq-pkSTRFfM4oM9PDUDZ4HnO6nEToxQLh6ZzTcnd2OfQEZLsj386VclXL0BUn6heRBkLKBk8V8l5e9ovPg2pziho_ygkic/s100/Mentha+longifolia+DSC07948vs.jpg)
![Mentha longifolia with Plebejus idas (Idas Blue - Vals heideblauwtje - Niña esmaltada - Argus sagitté - Idas-Bläuling)](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmr8mO_t885PIFOtFThFzTAfE1PWEyoRFybEcsVGdcOx5aifgosM6BhI7L7-khha92L_tYojf2wVz5LPzuEEF5kXt48EWVfOkpswQjHZU3cPNZNoo0Ixf4X_CkVQ8s7j-WPd6PZMRQSOw/s100/Mentha+longifolia+DSC08144vs.jpg)
![Mentha longifolia with Melanargia lachesis (Iberian Marbled White - Spaans dambordje - Medioluto Ibérica - Échiquier de l'Ibérie - Iberisches Schachbrett)](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4M1ygcW66IC2TddpZdunTgJm7BgkwbfkSKyjn73FdVJVs1GKG9tdQFXppFuPvLcjoE32vLTKNkHzEHN_gz87K1v6BWnT74Sl-LZx2EAESb6eVxvSCGzJ7JLR5wNS6vA3fjFei6UE56ho/s100/Mentha+longifolia+DSC07978vs.jpg)
![Mentha longifolia with a grasshopper](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0ah0JFIF_ZVyW8-mwj34FOlig2BnVznULdJxkh0ByUu4w42L8_E3toHayEKu0zN9GH3oVE_YcV-bwI_8ilYUcO1pIqbHo1f-Tp80t28lCiGxHIS2V60g5EHSWCwEgEbZGntB2n4opZgw/s100/Mentha+longifolia+DSC07976vs.jpg)
Related key words: Sierra Nevada, Sierra de Huétor, Alpujarras, Trevélez, Barranco de las Albardas, Puerto de la Ragua, Andalucía, Andalusië, butterfly, insect