Prostanthera lasianthos

Victorian Christmas Bush at Paddys River, ACT

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Prostanthera lasianthos Tapirlord 5 Aug 2023
Veronica derwentiana MichaelMulvaney 27 Jun 2023
Unverified Tapirlord 26 Jun 2023

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A random exotic I think, I can’t place this so hoping you guys have ideas

6 comments

   26 Jun 2023
Did it have square stems ?
Was it growing in water ?

( just trying to narrow the rather large range of possibilities)
   26 Jun 2023
First thing I thought of is Mentha x piperita but not particularly convinced by that suggestion
   28 Jun 2023
Not growing in water per say but rather on a creekline, stems rounded not square. It's not Veronica, I know that species well.
   28 Jun 2023
rounded stems rules out Lamiaceae. which does help to narrow things down
   5 Aug 2023
Found another plant today which keyed easily to Prostanthera subalpina (previously P.lasioanthos). Turns out I had misremebered the stem shape, they were definitley square.
   6 Aug 2023
Awesome, good to have this one sorted

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  • 12 Abundance
  • 17 Jun 2023 02:31 PM Recorded on
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  • 10cm to 30cm Plant height
  • No In flower

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