The aim is to bring together botanists interested in furthering our knowledge of Mentha diversity and distribution in Britain and Ireland. In recent Floras and atlases, there is the indication that the diversity and abundance of rarer taxa is declining or being under-recorded. However, there may also be some recording barrier and identification difficulties. The preliminary objectives for the workshop are:

• To share expertise in morphological identification using my (modest) collection of living and herbarium specimens, as well as any specimens that participants may want to bring.
• Identify gaps in our identification and distribution knowledge of native, hybrid and alien taxa, and any steps to address them.
• Initiate an informal Mentha network for BSBI members.

Please contact the leader for more information.