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Spiny Mint Bush

Prostanthera spinosa

Also called Spiny Mintbush

Spiny Mint Bush
Photo: Allthingsnative, CC BY-SA 4.0
Family
Lamiaceae (Mint family)
Grows as
Shrub
Native range
SE. South Australia to Victoria
Climate
subtropical

About

Prostanthera spinosa, commonly known as spiny mintbush, is a shrub that is endemic to south-eastern Australia. It has mauve to white flowers, spiny stems and aromatic foliage.

Where it grows

Spiny mintbush occurs in the Grampians in rocky locations on shallow, sandy soils. In South Australia it is found growing near watercourses mostly in loamy-sand over limestone or sandstone.

Other Prostanthera plants

Prostanthera albiflora · Prostanthera albohirta · Prostanthera althoferi · Sand Mintbush · Prostanthera arapilensis · Tranquility Mintbush · Scarlet Mintbush · Prostanthera athertoniana · Prostanthera baxteri · Downy Mintbush · Lilac Mint Bush · Limestone Mintbush

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Prostanthera spinosa by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.

Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.

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