Scarlet Mintbush
Bud, Flower & Leaf
Downy Mintbush
Flowers & Leaves
| Scarlet Mintbush Bud, Flower & Leaf | | Downy Mintbush Flowers & Leaves | | ||
 | Class: | Plants (Plantae) - Land Plants (Charophyta) - Land Plants (Equisetopsida) | |||
| Order: | Mints (Lamiales) | ||||
| Family: | Mint (Lamiaceae) iNaturalist Observation | ||||
| Species: | Scarlet Mintbush (Prostanthera aspalathoides) | ||||
| This Photo: | Flower & Leaf | ||||
| Other name: | Pixie Caps | ||||
Thank you Geoffrey Cox for confirming the id of this species for us General Species Information: Found on Ellura (in the Murray Mallee, SA), the Riverland 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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