Prostanthera incana

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Phylogeny & links to associated information:

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Common name:         Velvet Mint-bush 

Conservation status: ...

Etymology:   

• Prostanthera is derived from the Greek for an appendage

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Flowers

• The flowers are arranged in bunches near the ends of branchlets with bracteoles about 2–3 mm long at the base

• The sepals are 4–6 mm long and form a tube 2–2.5 mm long with two lobes, the upper lobe 2–3.5 mm long

• The petals are lilac-coloured and 8–10 mm long

• Flowering occurs from August to December

Fruit:                            

Leaves:         

• The leaves are hairy, dull green above, paler below, egg-shaped with wavy edges, 9–18 mm long and 6–13 mm wide on a petiole 2–4 mm long

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Habit:        

• An erect, moderately dense shrub that typically grows to a height of 1–2.5 m and has hairy branchlets

Habitat:   

• Forest and woodland in shallow sandy soil

Distribution:                  

• It is found in near-coastal NSW, south from Craven in the Hunter Valley

• There is also a small population near Dargo in Victoria

Additional notes:     

• Taxonomy

  • Prostanthera incana was first formally described in 1834 by George Bentham from an unpublished description by Alan Cunningham, based on specimens collected by Charles Fraser in the Blue Mountains and by Cunningham near the junction of the Nepean and Warragamba Rivers

  • The description was published in Bentham's book, Labiatarum Genera et Species

Sources of information:

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prostanthera_incana (2023)