Prostanthera williamsii

Location & distribution maps

Common name:         Wollomombi Gorge Prostanthera 

Conservation status: ...

Etymology:   

• Prostanthera is derived from the Greek for an appendage

• It has been named after one of our former APS members, the late John Williams, who had recognised this plant as a possible new species distinct from Prostanthera lasianthos

Flowers

• Flowers are white and appear in early summer

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Habit:        

• It grows as a shrub from one to two metres high

Habitat:   

• It grows on rocky cliff tops and sides of river gorges

Distribution:                  

• It has been known from Edgar’s Lookout at Wollomombi and at Apsley Falls

Additional notes:     

• The plant is hardy to both frost and drought and propagates readily from cuttings

• Many of us have been growing it for years and it has been available through the Tree Group

Sources of information:

• https://www.snelandcare.org.au/images/Australian_Plants_Society__Armidale_Winter_2021.pdf (2024)