Prostanthera nivea var. induta in the central Pilliga |
Family - Lamiaceae
Common name - Snowy Mint Bush
Flowers - White to very pale mauve flowers are 14 to 18mm long with yellow/brown spots in throat.
Leaves and stems - Leaves are linear 10 to 50mm long and to 2mm wide with margins rolled upwards. Branches are 4-ribbed (I will endeavour to get photos illustrating the stems).
Habit and habitat - A non-aromatic, erect shrub, often dense, 1 to 2mt high in heath and shallow rocky soils.
Calyx of Prostanthera nivea var. induta |
Leaf margins turn up |
Habit of stems and leaves of P. nivea var. induta |