Is there any difference between spearmint and Kentucky Colonel mint?

Is there any difference between spearmint and Kentucky Colonel mint?
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Kentucky Colonel Mint is mentha spicata, which is spearmint. There are a number of mentha species, some of which get spearmint, and some get called peppermint.
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