Prostanthera nivea var. nivea

Snowy Mint-bush at Deakin, ACT

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Identification history

	Prostanthera nivea var. nivea	12 Dec 2017	MichaelMulvaney
	Prostanthera nivea var. nivea	11 Dec 2017	TonyBartlett

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Red Hill Nature Reserve -lower western slopes

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MichaelMulvaney wrote:

12 Dec 2017

Thanks for this posting Tony. I puzzled over the Snowy-mint-bush at this location about 15 years ago, and then forgot about its existence. From memory there were only three plants present then. I think it is most likely a garden escapee, or spreading from a planting, but given that this plant grows apparently naturally at Burrunjuck and Monga National Park, a natural occurrence on Red Hill may be a possibility.

Geoff Butler do you know whether or not the nurseries sell a recognisable cultivated form?

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Location information

Coordinates 149.109511 -35.320617
Altitude 636.1m
Maps Red Hill Nature Reserve
Places Deakin, ACT

Sighting information

15 Abundance
11 Dec 2017 06:11 AM Recorded on
TonyBartlett Recorded by
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Plants Other Shrubs TonyBartlett Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr

Additional information

True In flower
1 metre to 5 metres Plant height

Species information

Prostanthera nivea var. nivea Scientific name
Snowy Mint-bush Common name
Not Sensitive
Non-local native
Minor weed or pest
Up to 709.6m Recorded at altitude
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In flower
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