Mentha canadensis is a species of mint native to North America (from the Northwest Territories to central Mexico) and the eastern part of Asia (from Siberia to Java).

The mint grows in wet areas but not directly in water, so it will be found near sloughs, and lake and river edges.

Each leaf is borne on a short stalk and has a wedge-shaped base and is lanceolate or ovate, with a toothed margin and a hairy surface.

[3] Thus the Flora of China, in a volume published in 1994, lists M. canadensis and M. sachalinensis as separate species, distinguishing them on the basis of features such as degree of branching, hairiness and leaf shape.

[11] More recent sources treat M. canadensis as a single variable species with many synonyms and a wide distribution in North America and eastern temperate and tropical Asia.

[7] Asia (both temperate and tropical) Northern America Mentha canadensis is cultivated throughout the world:[citation needed] It is grown in Hungary for essential oil and menthol production.

The major producing countries are Brazil, Paraguay, Taiwan, Japan, China, India, and Thailand.