Wild mint
- plants are edible raw.
- best used to improve flavour of other food.
- powdered leaves can be sprinkled on berries/drying meat to repel insects.
- varieties in the Pacific Northwest are Wild mint (Mentha arvensis), Spearmint (Mentha spicata), Peppermint (Mentha piperita).
- grows in moist areas in plains, foothills, and montane regions.
