Linnaeus, C. (1 May 1753), Species Plantarum 2: 576 [tax. nov.]

• Type: "Habitat in Europa ad aquas."

Bentham, G. (1870), Flora Australiensis 5: 82 [secondary reference]

Tucker, A.O., Harley, R.M. & Fairbrothers, D.E. (1980), The Linnaean Types of Mentha (Lamiaceae). Taxon 29(2/3): 235 [secondary reference]

• Lectotype: "Linnaean specimen in Herb. Clifford (BM, Fif. 5)."

Green, J.W. (1985), Census of the Vascular Plants of Western Australia Edn. 2: 146 [secondary reference]

Paczkowska, G. & Chapman, A.R. (2000), The Western Australian Flora, a descriptive catalogue: 274 [secondary reference]

common name: Water Mint [n/a]

Wheeler, J.R., Marchant, N.G. & Lewington, M. (2002), Dicotyledons. Flora of the South West 2: 646 [secondary reference]

Western Australian Herbarium (2007), FloraBase: the Western Australian Flora Version 2.5: - APC [secondary reference]

• APC Dist.: WA (doubtfully naturalised)

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