Prostanthera aspalathoides 'Bright Spark'

''Prostanthera'', commonly known as mintbush or mint bush, is a genus of about 100 species of flowering plants in the mint family

Lamiaceae The Lamiaceae ( ) or Labiatae are a family of flowering plants commonly known as the mint, deadnettle or sage family. Many of the plants are aromatic in all parts and include widely used culinary herbs like basil, mint, rosemary, sage, savory ...

, and all are endemic to Australia. Plants are usually shrubs, rarely trees with leaves in opposite pairs. The flowers are arranged in

panicle A panicle is a much-branched inflorescence. (softcover ). Some authors distinguish it from a compound spike inflorescence, by requiring that the flowers (and fruit) be pedicellate (having a single stem per flower). The branches of a panicle are of ...

s in the leaf axils or on the ends of branchlets. The sepals are joined at the base with two lobes. The petals are usually blue to purple or white, joined in a tube with two "lips", the lower lip with three lobes and the upper lip with two lobes or notched.

Description

Plants in the genus ''Prostanthera'' are usually shrubs or subshrubs, rarely trees, with leaves arranged in opposite pairs. The flowers are arranged in panicles in leaf axils or on the ends of branchlets with

bract In botany, a bract is a modified or specialized leaf, especially one associated with a reproductive structure such as a flower, inflorescence axis or cone scale. Bracts are usually different from foliage leaves. They may be smaller, larger, or of ...

s and bracteoles at the base. The sepals are joined at the base but with two lobes. The petals form a tube with two lips, the lower lip with three, usually spreading lobes and the upper lip with two lobes or a notch at the tip. The petal tube is bluish purple to white or more or less red. There are four

stamen The stamen (plural ''stamina'' or ''stamens'') is the pollen-producing reproductive organ of a flower. Collectively the stamens form the androecium., p. 10 Morphology and terminology A stamen typically consists of a stalk called the filame ...

s, the

anthers The stamen (plural ''stamina'' or ''stamens'') is the pollen-producing reproductive organ of a flower. Collectively the stamens form the androecium., p. 10 Morphology and terminology A stamen typically consists of a stalk called the filam ...

often with a small appendage. The

ovary The ovary is an organ in the female reproductive system that produces an ovum. When released, this travels down the fallopian tube into the uterus, where it may become fertilized by a sperm. There is an ovary () found on each side of the body. ...

has four lobes and the tip of the stigma has two branches.

Taxonomy

The genus ''Prostanthera'' was first formally described in 1806 by Jacques Labillardière in his book '' Novae Hollandiae Plantarum Specimen'' and the first species he described was '' Prostanthera lasianthos''. The word is derived from the Greek for an appendage. Within the flowers are small spur-like appendages on the

anther The stamen (plural ''stamina'' or ''stamens'') is the pollen-producing reproductive organ of a flower. Collectively the stamens form the androecium., p. 10 Morphology and terminology A stamen typically consists of a stalk called the filam ...

s.Les Robinson, ''Field Guide to the Native Plants of Sydney'', page 180

Ecology

''Prostanthera'' species are used as food plants by the larvae of hepialid moths of the genus '' Aenetus'' including ''A. eximia'' and ''A. ligniveren''.

Uses

Mint bushes are cultivated as ornamentals and for essential oils and spices.

Species list

The following is a list of species accepted at the Australian Plant Census as at August 2020: * ''

Prostanthera albiflora ''Prostanthera albiflora'' is a species of flowering plant in the family Lamiaceae and is endemic to inland areas of Western Australia. It is an erect, spreading shrub with narrow egg-shaped to narrow elliptical leaves and two to twelve white fl ...

B.J.Conn Barry John Conn (Barry Conn, born 1948), is an Australian botanist. He was awarded a Ph.D. from Adelaide University in 1982 for work on '' Prostanthera''. Career Conn's first appointment as a botanist was with the Lae Herbarium in 1974. H ...

(W.A.) * ''

Prostanthera albohirta ''Prostanthera albohirta'' is a species of flowering plant in the family Lamiaceae and is endemic to a restricted area of Queensland. It is a small, erect, densely-foliaged shrub with egg-shaped leaves and hairy, lilac to lavender flowers arran ...

'' C.T.White (Qld.) * '' Prostanthera althoferi'' B.J.Conn (W.A., N.T., S.A.) ** ''Prostanthera althoferi'' B.J.Conn subsp. ''althoferi'' (W.A.) ** ''Prostanthera althoferi'' subsp. ''longifolia'' B.J.Conn (N.T., S.A.) * ''

Prostanthera ammophila ''Prostanthera ammophila'', commonly known as sand mintbush, is a species of flowering plant in the family Lamiaceae The Lamiaceae ( ) or Labiatae are a family of flowering plants commonly known as the mint, deadnettle or sage family. Many ...

'' B.J.Conn (S.A.) * '' Prostanthera arapilensis'' M.L.Williams, Drinnan &

N.G.Walsh Neville Grant Walsh (born 1956) has worked at the National Herbarium of Victoria from 1977. Together with Don Foreman, he authored the first volume of ''Flora of Victoria'', authoring a further two with Timothy Entwisle. while for Volume 4 all ...

(Vic.) * ''

Prostanthera askania ''Prostanthera askania'', commonly known as tranquility mintbush, is a shrub that is endemic to Australia. It has mostly pale mauve flowers, strongly scented leaves and branches, dull green, toothed egg-shaped leaves and a restricted distributi ...

'' B.J.Conn (N.S.W.) – tranquility mint-bush * ''

Prostanthera aspalathoides ''Prostanthera aspalathoides'', commonly known as scarlet mint-bush, is a species of flowering plant that is endemic to south-eastern Australia. It is a small shrub with hairy branches, cylindrical or linear to elliptic or oblong leaves and red, ...

'' A.Cunn. ex Benth. (S.A., N.S.W., Vic.) – scarlet mint-bush * ''

Prostanthera athertoniana ''Prostanthera athertoniana'' is a species of flowering plant in the family Lamiaceae and is endemic to a restricted area of Queensland. It is a small, densely-foliaged shrub with strongly aromatic, elliptical, oblong or egg-shaped leaves and ...

'' B.J.Conn & T.C.Wilson (Qld.) * ''

Prostanthera baxteri ''Prostanthera baxteri'' is a species of flowering plant in the family Lamiaceae and is endemic to the south-east of Western Australia. It is an erect shrub with narrow egg-shaped to linear leaves and white flowers with a tinge of blue to pale ...

'' A.Cunn. ex Benth. (W.A.) * ''

Prostanthera behriana ''Prostanthera behriana'', commonly known as tall mintbush, is a species of flowering plant in the family Lamiaceae and is endemic to the south-east of South Australia. It is an erect to straggling shrub with egg-shaped leaves and white, pale bl ...

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(S.A.) * ''

Prostanthera caerulea ''Prostanthera caerulea'', commonly known as lilac mint bush, is a species of flowering plant that is endemic to eastern Australia. It is an erect shrub with narrow egg-shaped leaves that have toothed edges, and white to bluish mauve flowers ...

'' R.Br. (N.S.W.) – lilac mint-bush * '' Prostanthera calycina'' F.Muell. ex Benth. (S.A.) – west coast mint-bush * '' Prostanthera campbellii'' F.Muell. (W.A.) * ''

Prostanthera canaliculata ''Prostanthera canaliculata'' is a species of flowering plant in the family Lamiaceae and is endemic to the south-west of Western Australia. It is a small, erect shrub with hairy branchlets, narrow egg-shaped to narrow elliptical leaves and pale ...

'' F.Muell. (W.A.) * ''

Prostanthera carrickiana ''Prostanthera carrickiana'', commonly known as Carrick's mintbush, is a species of flowering plant in the family Lamiaceae and is endemic to a restricted area in the south-west of Western Australia. It is an erect shrub with hairy branchlets, el ...

'' B.J.Conn (W.A.) – Carrick's mintbush * ''

Prostanthera centralis ''Prostanthera centralis'' is a species of flowering plant in the family Lamiaceae and is endemic to an area near the border between the Northern Territory and Western Australia. It is an erect shrub with hairy branchlets, hairy egg-shaped to el ...

'' B.J.Conn (W.A., N.T.) * '' Prostanthera chlorantha'' (F.Muell.) F.Muell. ex Benth. (S.A.) – green mintbush * ''

Prostanthera cineolifera ''Prostanthera cineolifera'', commonly known as the Singleton mint bush, is a species of flowering plant in the family Lamiaceae and is endemic to eastern New South Wales. It is an erect shrub with hairy branches, narrow egg-shaped leaves and cl ...

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H.G.Sm. Henry George Smith (26 July 1852 – 19 September 1924) was an Australian chemist whose pioneering work on the chemistry of the essential oils of the Flora of Australia, Australian flora achieved worldwide recognition. Smith was born at Littleb ...

(N.S.W.) – Singleton mint bush * ''

Prostanthera clotteniana ''Prostanthera clotteniana'' is a species of flowering plant in the family Lamiaceae and is endemic to tropical north Queensland. It is a shrub with cylindrical, hairy branches, narrow egg-shaped leaves with the narrower end towards the base, a ...

'' (F.M.Bailey.) A.R.Bean (Qld.) * ''

Prostanthera collina ''Prostanthera collina'' is a species of flowering plant in the family Lamiaceae and is endemic to Queensland. It is a shrub with white or pale mauve flowers. Description ''Prostanthera collina'' is a stiff, upright shrub high with a greyish ...

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(Qld.) * ''

Prostanthera conniana ''Prostanthera conniana'' is a species of flowering plant that is endemic to New South Wales. It is an erect, open shrub with branchlets that are square in cross-section, narrow egg-shaped to narrow oblong leaves, and white flowers with bright y ...

'' T.C.Wilson (N.S.W.) * ''

Prostanthera cruciflora ''Prostanthera cruciflora'' is a species of flowering plant that is endemic to New South Wales. It is an erect, strongly aromatic shrub with egg-shaped leaves and white flowers with yellow streaks arranged in groups on the ends of branchlets. ...

'' J.H.Willis (N.S.W.) * ''

Prostanthera cryptandroides ''Prostanthera cryptandroides'' is a species of flowering plant in the family Lamiaceae and is endemic to eastern Australia. It is a low, spreading shrub with narrow egg-shaped leaves and lilac to mauve flowers arranged singly in leaf axils. Des ...

'' A.Cunn. ex Benth. (Qld., N.S.W.)- Wollemi mint-bush ** ''Prostanthera cryptandroides'' A.Cunn. ex Benth. subsp. ''cryptandroides'' (N.S.W.) – Wollemi mint-bush ** ''Prostanthera cryptandroides'' subsp. ''euphrasioides'' (Benth.) B.J.Conn (Qld., N.S.W.) * ''

Prostanthera cuneata ''Prostanthera cuneata'', commonly known as alpine mint bush, is a species of flowering plant in the mint family Lamiaceae, and is endemic to mountainous areas of south-eastern continental Australia. It is an erect, compact shrub with egg-shaped ...

'' Benth. (N.S.W.) – alpine mint-bush * ''

Prostanthera decussata ''Prostanthera decussata'', commonly known as dense mintbush, species of flowering plant that is endemic south-eastern Australia. It is a dense, compact, strongly aromatic shrub with egg-shaped leaves and mauve to violet flowers with yellow stre ...

'' F.Muell. (N.S.W., A.C.T., Vic.) – dense mintbush * ''

Prostanthera densa ''Prostanthera densa'', commonly known as villous mint-bush, is a species of flowering plant in the family Lamiaceae and is endemic to near-coastal areas of New South Wales. It is an erect, often compact shrub with aromatic branches, egg-shaped l ...

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(N.S.W.) – villous mint-bush * ''

Prostanthera denticulata ''Prostanthera denticulata'', commonly known as rough mint-bush, is a species of flowering plant in the family Lamiaceae and is endemic to coastal New South Wales. It is a straggling to almost prostrate, aromatic shrub with narrow egg-shaped lea ...

'' R.Br. (N.S.W., Vic.) – rough mint-bush * '' Prostanthera discolor'' R.T.Baker (N.S.W.) * ''

Prostanthera eckersleyana ''Prostanthera eckersleyana'', commonly known as crinkly mintbush, is a species of flowering plant in the family Lamiaceae and is Endemism, endemic to the south-west of Western Australia. It is an erect or spreading shrub with sticky, hairy branc ...

'' F.Muell. (W.A.) – crinkly mint-bush * ''

Prostanthera eungella ''Prostanthera eungella'' is a species of flowering plant in the family Lamiaceae and is endemic to the Eungella region in Queensland. It is an erect shrub with narrow egg-shaped leaves with small teeth, and mauve flowers that are white inside ...

'' B.J.Conn & K.M.Proft (Qld.) * '' Prostanthera eurybioides'' F.Muell. (S.A.) – Monarto mint-bush * '' Prostanthera ferricola'' B.J.Conn &

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(W.A.) * '' Prostanthera florifera'' B.J.Conn (S.A.) – Gawler Ranges mintbush * '' Prostanthera galbraithiae'' B.J.Conn (Vic.) – Wellington mint-bush * ''

Prostanthera gilesii ''Prostanthera gilesii'' is a species of flowering plant in the family Lamiaceae and is endemic to the Mount Canobolas area of New South Wales. It is a small, compact, spreading shrub with aromatic, narrow egg-shaped to elliptical leaves, and wh ...

'' Althofer ex B.J.Conn & T.C.Wilson (N.S.W.) * ''

Prostanthera granitica ''Prostanthera granitica'', commonly known as the granite mintbush, is a species of flowering plant in the family Lamiaceae and is endemic to eastern Australia. It is a spreading shrub with egg-shaped leaves with the edges rolled under, and purpl ...

'' Maiden &

Betche Daniel Ludwig Ernst Betche (31 December 1851, in Potsdam – 28 June 1913, in Sydney) was a German-Australian horticulturist and botanist. His mother died at his birth and he was of delicate constitution all his life. His father was sufficient ...

(Qld., N.S.W.) – granite mint-bush * ''

Prostanthera grylloana ''Prostanthera grylloana'' is a species of flowering plant in the family Lamiaceae and is endemic to Western Australia. It is a small, erect shrub with densely hairy branchlets, small, spatula-shaped leaves and red to pink flowers. Description ...

'' F.Muell. (W.A.) * ''

Prostanthera hindii ''Prostanthera hindii'' is a species of flowering plant in the family Lamiaceae and is endemic to the Central Tablelands of New South Wales. It is a small, erect shrub with densely hairy branches, egg-shaped leaves, and mauve flowers with deep ...

'' B.J.Conn (N.S.W.) * ''

Prostanthera hirtula ''Prostanthera hirtula'', commonly known as hairy mintbush, is a species of flowering plant in the family Lamiaceae and is endemic to the south-eastern continental Australia. It is a strongly aromatic, densely hairy, spreading shrub with narrow e ...

'' F.Muell. ex Benth. (N.S.W., Vic.) * '' Prostanthera howelliae'' Blakely (N.S.W.) * ''

Prostanthera incana ''Prostanthera incana'', commonly known as velvet mint-bush, is a species of flowering plant in the family Lamiaceae and is endemic to south-eastern continental Australia. It is an erect, moderately dense shrub with egg-shaped leaves, and lilac ...

'' A.Cunn. ex Benth. (N.S.W., Vic.) - velvet mint-bush * '' Prostanthera incisa'' R.Br. (Qld., N.S.W., Vic.) – cut-leaved mint-bush * ''

Prostanthera incurvata ''Prostanthera incurvata'' is a species of flowering plant in the family Lamiaceae and is endemic to the inland of Western Australia. It is a small, erect shrub with hairy branches, narrow oblong to narrow egg-shaped leaves with the narrower end ...

'' B.J.Conn (W.A.) * ''

Prostanthera junonis ''Prostanthera junonis'', commonly known as Somersby mintbush, is a species of flowering plant in the family Lamiaceae and is endemic to the Central Coast of New South Wales. It is a low, straggling shrub with hairy, egg-shaped leaves and purp ...

'' B.J.Conn (N.S.W.) * '' Prostanthera lanceolata'' Domin (N.S.W.) * ''

Prostanthera laricoides ''Prostanthera laricoides'' is a species of flowering plant in the family Lamiaceae and is endemic to the inland of Western Australia. It is a small shrub with densely hairy, densely glandular branchlets, cylindrical leaves clustered near the e ...

'' B.J.Conn (W.A.) * '' Prostanthera lasianthos'' Labill. (Qld., N.S.W., A.C.T., Vic., Tas.) – Victorian Christmas bush * ''

Prostanthera leichhardtii ''Prostanthera leichhardtii'' is a species of flowering plant in the family Lamiaceae The Lamiaceae ( ) or Labiatae are a family of flowering plants commonly known as the mint, deadnettle or sage family. Many of the plants are aromatic in al ...

'' Benth. (Qld.) * ''

Prostanthera linearis ''Prostanthera linearis'', commonly known as narrow-leaved mint-bush is a species of flowering plant in the family Lamiaceae and is endemic to eastern Australia. It is an erect, faintly aromatic shrub with glabrous, narrow egg-shaped to linear ...

'' R.Br. (Qld., N.S.W.) – narrow-leaved mint-bush * ''

Prostanthera lithospermoides ''Prostanthera lithospermoides'' is a tall, spreading shrub with white or pale mauve flowers. It is found in New South Wales and Queensland. Description ''Prostanthera lithospermoides'' is a tall, open shrub high with stems covered in a layer o ...

'' F.Muell. (Qld.) * '' Prostanthera magnifica''

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(W.A.) – magnificent mint-bush * ''

Prostanthera makinsonii ''Prostanthera makinsonii'' is a species of flowering plant in the family Lamiaceae and is endemic to a restricted area of New South Wales. It is a spreading shrub with strongly aromatic, egg-shaped leaves and mostly glabrous purple flowers arr ...

'' B.J.Conn & T.C.Wilson (N.S.W.) * ''

Prostanthera marifolia ''Prostanthera marifolia'', commonly known as Seaforth mintbush, is a species of flowering plant that is endemic to a restricted area of New South Wales. It is a small, erect, openly branched shrub with egg-shaped to elliptic leaves, and purple ...

'' R.Br. (N.S.W.) – Seaforth mint-bush * ''

Prostanthera megacalyx ''Prostanthera megacalyx'' is a species of flowering plant in the family Lamiaceae and is endemic to Queensland. It is a small shrub with pale green leaves and mauve flowers. Description ''Prostanthera megacalyx'' is a small, stiff, rounded shr ...

'' C.T.White &

W.D.Francis William Douglas Francis (6 March 1889 – 2 January 1959) was an Australian botanist. Born in Bega, New South Wales, at the age of 17 he moved with his father Alfred, and brother Frederick, from Wollongong, New South Wales, where he atten ...

(Qld.) * ''

Prostanthera melissifolia ''Prostanthera melissifolia'', commonly known as balm mint bush, is a species of flowering plant in the family Lamiaceae and is Endemism, endemic to south-eastern Australia. It is an erect shrub with hairy branches, egg-shaped leaves with fine t ...

'' F.Muell. (N.S.W., Vic.) – balm mint-bush * ''

Prostanthera monticola ''Prostanthera monticola'', commonly known as Buffalo mint-bush, is a species of flowering plant in the family Lamiaceae and is endemic to higher areas of south-eastern Australia. It is a sprawling, open shrub with red, hairy branches, lance-sha ...

'' B.J.Conn (N.S.W., Vic.) – monkey mint-bush, buffalo mint-bush * ''

Prostanthera mulliganensis ''Prostanthera mulliganensis'', commonly known as Mount Mulligan prostanthera, is a species of flowering plant that is endemic to Mount Mulligan in Queensland. It is a small shrub with hairy branchlets, oblong to egg-shaped leaves and mauve flow ...

'' B.J.Conn & T.C.Wilson (Qld.) * ''

Prostanthera nanophylla ''Prostanthera nanophylla'' is a species of flowering plant in the family Lamiaceae and is endemic to Western Australia. It is a small shrub with hairy branches, egg-shaped to elliptic or narrow oblong leaves and mauve or blue to white flowers w ...

'' B.J.Conn (W.A.) * '' Prostanthera nivea'' A.Cunn. ex Benth. (Qld., N.S.W., Vic.) – snowy mint-bush ** ''Prostanthera nivea'' var. ''induta'' Benth. (N.S.W.) ** ''Prostanthera nivea'' A.Cunn. ex Benth. var. ''nivea'' (N.S.W., Vic.) * ''

Prostanthera nudula ''Prostanthera nudula'', commonly known as Mount Illbillee mintbush, is a species of flowering plant in the family Lamiaceae and is endemic to South Australia. It is a shrub with branches that become spiny, narrow elliptic leaves and pale cream- ...

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ex E.L.Robertson (S.A.) * ''

Prostanthera oleoides ''Prostanthera oleoides'' is a species of flowering plant that is endemic to central Queensland. It is an open, erect shrub with four-sided branchlets, narrow elliptic, oblong or egg-shaped leaves with the narrower end towards the base, and mauv ...

'' T.C.Wilson & B.J.Conn (Qld.) * ''

Prostanthera ovalifolia ''Prostanthera ovalifolia'', commonly known as the oval-leaf mintbush or purple mintbush, is a species of flowering plant in the family Lamiaceae and is endemic to south-eastern continental Australia. It is an erect shrub with egg-shaped leaves ...

'' R.Br. (Qld., N.S.W., Vic.) – mint bush * ''

Prostanthera palustris ''Prostanthera palustris'', commonly known as swamp mint-bush, is a species of flowering plant in the family Lamiaceae and is Endemism, endemic to a restricted area of New South Wales. It is a low, spreading, weak shrub with spatula-shaped leav ...

'' B.J.Conn (N.S.W.) * ''

Prostanthera parvifolia ''Prostanthera parvifolia'' is a species of flowering plant in the family Lamiaceae and is endemic to Queensland. It is an upright shrub with small, pale green leaves and mostly deep mauve flowers. Description ''Prostanthera parvifolia'' is a ...

'' Domin (Qld.) * ''

Prostanthera patens ''Prostanthera patens'' is a species of flowering plant in the family Lamiaceae and is endemic to Western Australia. It is a small shrub with stiff, spine-like, hairy branches, egg-shaped to broadly elliptic, hairy leaves and red and orange to pa ...

'' B.J.Conn (W.A.) * ''

Prostanthera pedicellata ''Prostanthera pedicellata'' is a species of flowering plant in the family Lamiaceae and is endemic to a restricted area of Western Australia. It is a small shrub with densely glandular branches, egg-shaped to oval leaves and red flowers. Desc ...

'' B.J.Conn (W.A.) * ''

Prostanthera petraea ''Prostanthera petraea'' is a species of flowering plant in the family Lamiaceae and is endemic to a restricted area near the Queensland–New South Wales border. It is a large shrub to small tree with ridged, glandular branches, egg-shaped le ...

'' B.J.Conn (Qld., N.S.W.) * ''

Prostanthera petrophila ''Prostanthera petrophila'' is a species of flowering plant in the family Lamiaceae and is endemic to Western Australia. It is a spreading shrub with densely hairy branches, narrow egg-shaped leaves with the narrower end towards the base and whit ...

'' B.J.Conn (W.A.) * ''

Prostanthera phylicifolia ''Prostanthera phylicifolia'', commonly known as spiked mint-bush, is a species of plant in the family Lamiaceae. It is an erect shrub with four-ridged branches, narrow egg-shaped to oval leaves and white or pale lilac-coloured flowers with purpl ...

'' F.Muell. (Qld., N.S.W., A.C.T., Vic.) – spiked mint-bush * ''

Prostanthera porcata ''Prostanthera porcata'' is a species of flowering plant in the family Lamiaceae The Lamiaceae ( ) or Labiatae are a family of flowering plants commonly known as the mint, deadnettle or sage family. Many of the plants are aromatic in all pa ...

'' B.J.Conn (N.S.W.) * ''

Prostanthera prostantheroides ''Prostanthera prostantheroides'' is a plant in the family Lamiaceae and is endemic to Western Australia. It is a shrub with heart-shaped to round leaves and usually white flowers with purple spots inside the petal tube. Description ''Prostanth ...

'' (F.Muell.) T.C.Wilson, M.J.Henwood & B.J.Conn (W.A.) * ''

Prostanthera prunelloides ''Prostanthera prunelloides'' is a species of flowering plant in the family Lamiaceae The Lamiaceae ( ) or Labiatae are a family of flowering plants commonly known as the mint, deadnettle or sage family. Many of the plants are aromatic in a ...

'' R.Br. (N.S.W.) * ''

Prostanthera rhombea ''Prostanthera rhombea'', commonly known as sparkling mint-bush, is a plant in the family Lamiaceae and is endemic to disjunct areas of south-eastern Australia. It is an openly-branched shrub with strongly aromatic branches, circular to heart-sh ...

'' R.Br. (N.S.W., Vic.) - sparkling mint-bush * '' Prostanthera ringens'' Benth. (Qld., N.S.W.) – gaping mint-bush * '' Prostanthera rotundifolia'' R.Br. (N.S.W., Vic., Tas.) – round-leaf mint-bush * ''

Prostanthera rugosa ''Prostanthera rugosa'' is a species of flowering plant in the family Lamiaceae and is endemic to a restricted area of New South Wales. It is an openly-branched shrub with egg-shaped or narrow egg-shaped, thick, fleshy leaves and mauve flowers ...

'' A.Cunn. ex Benth. (N.S.W.) * ''

Prostanthera saxicola ''Prostanthera saxicola'' is a species of flowering plant in the family Lamiaceae and is Endemism, endemic to eastern Australia. It is a shrub with linear to elliptic leaves and white to mauve flowers arranged in leaf axils. Description ''Prost ...

'' R.Br. (Qld., N.S.W., Vic.) ** ''Prostanthera saxicola'' var. ''bracteolata'' J.H.Willis (Qld., N.S.W., Vic.) ** ''Prostanthera saxicola'' var. ''major'' Benth. (Qld., N.S.W.) ** ''Prostanthera saxicola'' var. ''montana'' A.A.Ham. (N.S.W.) ** ''Prostanthera saxicola'' R.Br. var. ''saxicola'' (N.S.W.) * ''

Prostanthera schultzii ''Prostanthera schultzii'' is a species of flowering plant in the family Lamiaceae and is endemic to the Northern Territory. It is a shrub with heart-shaped to round or paddle-shaped leaves and white flowers with purple spots and yellow patches ...

'' F.Muell. ex Tate (N.T.) * ''

Prostanthera scutata ''Prostanthera scutata'' is a species of flowering plant in the family Lamiaceae and is endemic to Western Australia. It is a small, erect, compact shrub with densely hairy branches, elliptic to narrow elliptic leaves and pale blue or faintly vio ...

'' C.A.Gardner (W.A.) * ''

Prostanthera scutellarioides ''Prostanthera scutellarioides'' is a species of flowering plant that is endemic to New South Wales. It is an erect, or low-lying, faintly aromatic shrub with linear leaves and pale to deep mauve flowers arranged in leaf axils. Description ''P ...

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Prostanthera sejuncta ''Prostanthera sejuncta'' is a flowering plant in the family Lamiaceae The Lamiaceae ( ) or Labiatae are a family of flowering plants commonly known as the mint, deadnettle or sage family. Many of the plants are aromatic in all parts and in ...

'' M.L.Williams, Drinnan & N.G.Walsh (N.S.W.) * ''

Prostanthera semiteres ''Prostanthera semiteres'' is a species of flowering plant in the family Lamiaceae and is Endemism, endemic to Western Australia. It is a small shrub with narrow egg-shaped leaves with the narrower end towards the base and pink or red flowers. D ...

'' B.J.Conn (W.A.) ** ''Prostanthera semiteres'' subsp. ''intricata'' B.J.Conn (W.A.) ** ''Prostanthera semiteres'' B.J.Conn subsp. ''semiteres'' (W.A.) * ''

Prostanthera sericea ''Prostanthera sericea'', commonly known as silky mintbush or walyuwalyu, is a species of flowering plant in the family Lamiaceae and is endemic to inland Australia. It is an erect shrub with hairy branches, cylindrical leaves and white flowers ...

'' (J.M.Black) B.J.Conn (W.A., N.T., S.A.) * ''

Prostanthera serpyllifolia ''Prostanthera serpyllifolia'', commonly known as small-leaved mint-bush, is a species of flowering plant in the family Lamiaceae and is endemic to southern Australia. It is a small shrub with small egg-shaped leaves and bright pink to red or me ...

'' (R.Br.) Briq. (W.A., S.A., N.S.W., Vic.) – small-leaved mint-bush ** ''Prostanthera serpyllifolia'' subsp. ''microphylla'' (R.Br.) B.J.Conn (N.S.W., S.A., Vic., W.A.) ** ''Prostanthera serpyllifolia'' (R.Br.) Briq. subsp. ''serpyllifolia'' (S.A., W.A.) * ''

Prostanthera spinosa ''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. Description ''Prostanthera spinosa'' is a small, rigid, uprigh ...

'' F.Muell. (S.A., Vic.) – spiny mint-bush * '' Prostanthera splendens'' B.J.Conn (W.A.) * ''

Prostanthera staurophylla ''Prostanthera staurophylla'', commonly known as Tenterfield mint-bush, is a species of flowering plant in the family Lamiaceae and is endemic to a small area on the New England Tableland of New South Wales. It is an erect to spreading, strong ...

'' F.Muell. (N.S.W.) * '' Prostanthera stenophylla'' B.J.Conn (N.S.W.) * ''

Prostanthera striatiflora ''Prostanthera striatiflora'', commonly known as jockey's cap, striated mintbush or striped mintbush, is a species of flowering plant that is endemic to the more arid areas of Australia. It is an erect, aromatic shrub with narrow egg-shaped to ...

'' F.Muell. (W.A., N.T., S.A., N.S.W.) * ''

Prostanthera stricta ''Prostanthera stricta'', commonly known as Mount Vincent mint bush, is a species of flowering plant in the family Lamiaceae and is endemic to a small area of New South Wales. It is an bushy, erect, spreading shrub with egg-shaped leaves and mau ...

'' R.T.Baker (N.S.W.) – Mount Vincent mint-bush * ''

Prostanthera suborbicularis ''Prostanthera suborbicularis'' is a species of flowering plant in the family Lamiaceae and is endemic to Queensland. It is a shrub with broadly elliptical to round leaves. Description ''Prostanthera suborbicularis'' is a shrub or undershrub th ...

'' C.T.White & W.D.Francis (Qld.) * ''

Prostanthera tallowa ''Prostanthera tallowa'' is a species of flowering plant in the family Lamiaceae and is endemic to the Kangaroo Valley area of New South Wales. It is an erect, aromatic shrub with narrow egg-shaped to linear leaves and mauve to light purple flo ...

'' B.J.Conn & T.C.Wilson (N.S.W.) * ''

Prostanthera teretifolia ''Prostanthera teretifolia'', commonly known as turpentine bush, is a species of flowering plant in the family Lamiaceae and is endemic to a restricted area of New South Wales. It is an erect to spreading, aromatic shrub with more or less cylind ...

'' Maiden & Betche (N.S.W.) – turpentine mint-bush * ''

Prostanthera tozerana ''Prostanthera tozerana'' is a species of flowering plant that is endemic to Mount Tozer in Queensland. It is a small, compact shrub with hairy branchlets, thick egg-shaped leaves with the narrower end towards the base, and pale purplish-mauve ...

'' B.J.Conn & T.C.Wilson (Qld.) * ''

Prostanthera tysoniana ''Prostanthera tysoniana'' is a species of flowering plant in the family Lamiaceae and is endemic to Western Australia. It is a small, intricately-branched shrub with broadly elliptic leaves arranged in opposite pairs and white or cream-coloured ...

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Prostanthera verticillaris ''Prostanthera verticillaris'' is a species of flowering plant in the family Lamiaceae and is endemic to a restricted area of Western Australia. It is a spreading shrub with whorled, egg-shaped to elliptic leaves and white to purplish-blue flowe ...

'' B.J.Conn (W.A.) * '' Prostanthera violacea'' R.Br. (N.S.W.) – violet mint-bush * ''

Prostanthera walteri ''Prostanthera walteri'', commonly known as blotchy mint-bush, is a species of flowering plant that is endemic to south-eastern Australia. It is a sprawling shrub with tangled, hairy branches, egg-shaped leaves and usually bluish green flowers ...

'' F.Muell. (N.S.W., Vic.) – blotchy mint-bush * ''

Prostanthera wilkieana ''Prostanthera wilkieana'' is a species of flowering plant that is endemic to the more arid areas of Australia. It is an erect, densely-branched shrub with elliptic to narrow egg-shaped leaves with the narrower end towards the base and mauve to ...

'' F.Muell. (W.A., N.T., S.A.)

References

{{Taxonbar, from=Q2702908 Lamiales of Australia Lamiaceae genera Taxa named by Jacques Labillardière