![]() | Scarlet Mintbush Whole | Scarlet Mintbush Bud, Flower & Leaf | ![]() | |||
Class: | Plants (Plantae) - Shrubs & Bushes | ||||
Order: | Lamiales | ||||
Family: | Mint (Lamiaceae) | ||||
Species: | Scarlet Mintbush (Prostanthera aspalathoides) | ||||
This Photo: | Whole | ||||
Other name: | Pixie Caps | ||||
General Species Information: Found on Ellura (in the Murray Mallee, SA) and elsewhere Has an Eremophila style red flower, which is speckled under macro photography. Buds are like a Spanish soldiers helmet. Leaves are like a Maireana's, green, succulent and cylindrical (also speckled). Generally a dense bush. | |||||
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