Prostanthera phylicifolia
Spiked Mint-bush at Michelago, NSW
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| Prostanthera phylicifolia | MichaelMulvaney | 8 Dec 2017 | |
| Prostanthera phylicifolia | BettyDonWood | 7 Dec 2017 | |
| Prostanthera decussata | BettyDonWood | 6 Dec 2017 | |
| Unverified | Lesleyishiyama | 6 Dec 2017 |
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5 comments
7 Dec 2017
This is not a species I am familiar with. There is no closeup of the wet leaves and I cannot tell when I blow the photo up whether they have coarse hairs or not.
8 Dec 2017
Those two species are very close together in the Plantnet key. The key character that separates them is whether the leaves are hairless or not. I got the impression from the photo that there were the occasional coarse hairs on the leaf edges which would have made it decussata. On looking at the photo again I now think they were probably hairless.
9 Dec 2017
Hi Betty
Yes and the fact that the leaves were covered in rain drops makes it even harder. I think hairless. Thank you so much
Yes and the fact that the leaves were covered in rain drops makes it even harder. I think hairless. Thank you so much
Location information
- Coordinates 149.259444-35.741111
- Altitude 1247.0m
- Maps Tinderry Mountains
- Places Michelago, NSW
Sighting information
- 101 - 1,000 Abundance
- 4 Dec 2017 09:07 AM Recorded on
- Lesleyishiyama Recorded by
- Yes In flower
- 30cm to 1 metre Plant height
Collections
- Lesleyishiyama Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Prostanthera phylicifolia Other Shrubs Plants
Species information
- Prostanthera phylicifolia Scientific name
- Spiked Mint-bush Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Rare or uncommon native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1395.78m Recorded at altitude
- External link More information
Seasonal activity
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In flower
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Record quality
Quality score
4 / 7
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