1933 5 Apr. 21/3 A plant that is rapidly spreading in Queensland is the wild mint weed (Salvia lanceifolia), the eating of which has resulted in the death by poisoning of hundreds of cattle on the Darling Downs.
1974 S. L. Everist 272 If animals are forced to traverse stock routes where mintweed is plentiful and grass is scarce, they should be well fed with hay or other roughage.