Mentha pulegium L. See also Part II (click here)
Conservation status: VU
First record: Ray, 1660 Last record: Anon, 1903
Pulegium Penny-Royal, or Pudding-grass. Ray,1670:254.
Pulegium Officinarum Martyn,1727,48.
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Harlston, on the Common, by the Road-side. Relhan,1802;1820.
On the common by the road-side at Harlton; Relhan. Bab.1860,175.
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Near the sign of the Bell by the side of the 100 foot Drain. JM.ann.
['Old Bedford River Earith Hunts', WW Newbould, 1844, CGE.
Just out of this county at Earith, Newbould, Bab.1860.]
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Triplow Augt. Th.M.ann.Meth.49;
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Pulegium Penny-royall, Pudding grasse. At the castle end in a bottome over against the furthest house, and in many other places about Cambridge. Ray,1660,128(99).
On the way to the Gogmagogs, Mr Vernon, Bab.ann.
In a bottom (the Roman ditch) over against the furthest house at Castle End, Cambridge; Ray. Bab.1860,175.
[Pulegium] Grantchester, behind ye mills on ye bank of ye river. Th.M.ann.Meth.49.
Cambridge. About the Castle-hill. Martyn,1763,Herbat.I.
Above the Castle Hill Fisher ann. Berkenhout,162.
Pennyroyal. Near the Castle Hill, Cambridge. Relhan,1785;1802;1820.
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[Pulegium Off...] Back of Denny. Augt. ...Back of Denny. Augt. Flores in foliorum alis sepils. Th.M.ann.Meth.49.
Denny Abbey. Martyn,1763,Herbat.XII.
Denny Abbey Fisher ann. Berkenhout,162.
Pennyroyal. Denny Abbey. Relhan,1785;1802;1820.
Denny Abbey; J Martyn. Bab.1860.
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About 6 large, robust plants found on embankment at side of footpath beside A.11 by Fleam Dyke, (Balsham), RSR Fitter, c. 7.8.2001, PVT; GMS Easy, 10.8.2001, PVT; S Hearle, 15.8.2001, PVT.
GPS 54807.54102, locally abundant on the steep grassy bank on the southeastern side of the footpath leading northeast from the footbridge over the A11 (southeastern side of A11). Much of the sward was dominated by a fine leaved Festuca sp. that was likely to have been sown. SH opines that it was not sown recently and the overall appearance of the bank and its vegetation bears this out. None of the forb species present appeared likely to have been sown. Several M. pulegium specimens were taken for pressing. A few M.pulegium plants were found on the northwestern side of the footpath in a similar Festuca sward. Associated species include: Achillea millefolium r, Artemisia vulgaris o, Ballota nigra r, Crepis capillaris r, Cynoglossum officinale r, Festuca sp., d, Inula conyzae r, Lolium perenne o, Pastinaca sativa r, Sambucus nigra sapling r, Senecio jacobaea o, Taraxacum officinale o, Verbascum nigrum r, NP Millar, 23.8.2001. [see also BSBI News 72:46 (1996) for possible source in Canadian grass seed mixtures.]
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Quy, FR Tennant, 7.1901, CGE.
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Ashley, n.c., 4.9.1903, CGE.
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Menth pul...My specimen from a wet piece of ground just over new Common Bridge, on the left hand side. Skrim.MS.
Gathered in a wet place by the side of the Roman Bank near New Common Bridge, Wisbech. It grows more plentifully on Walton Common on the right hand side of the Turnpike Road as you go from Wisbech. [all in pencil]. n.d., [WS] Hort.Sicc.4:WBCH.
Wisbeach. Relhan,1802;1820.
Wisbech; Relhan. Bab.1860,175.
