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Prostanthera spinosa (Prostanthera spinosa)

Description

Prostanthera spinosa, commonly known as spiny mintbush, is a shrub that is native to south-eastern Australia.The species was formally described in 1855 by Victorian Government Botanist Ferdinand von Mueller, based on plant material collected from "rocky declivities in springs near the Grampians. It occurs in Victoria and South Australia. Plants of this species in New South Wales are currently referred to Prostanthera sejuncta

Taxonomic tree

  • Domain: Eukarya

    • Kingdom: Plantae

      • Phylum:

        • Class: Magnoliopsida

          • Order: Lamiales

            • Family: Lamiaceae

              • Genus: Prostanthera