Kingdom Plantae Family Lamiaceae Rank Species | Order Lamiales Genus Prostanthera | |
Similar Prostanthera walteri, Prostanthera galbraithiae, Prostanthera cryptandroides, Prostanthera calycina, Prostanthera linearis | ||
Prostanthera spinosa, commonly known as spiny mintbush, is a shrub that is native to south-eastern Australia.
The species was formally described in 1855 by Victorian Government Botanist Ferdinand von Mueller, based on plant material collected from "rocky declivities in springs near the Grampians . It occurs in Victoria and South Australia. Plants of this name in New South Wales are currently referred to Prostanthera sejuncta.
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