PlantNET Home DONATE TODAY | PlantNET Home | Search NSW Flora | Contact Us  
FloraOnline
Introduction
Plant Name Search
Index Search
Spatial Search
Identification Keys
Classification
Glossary
WeedAlert
Telopea Journal
Other Data Sources
NEW SOUTH WALES FLORA ONLINE Printable Page

Prostanthera rugosa A.Cunn. ex Benth.
Family Lamiaceae
Prostanthera rugosa A.Cunn. ex Benth. APNI*

Description: Open divaricate shrub 1–1.5 m high, aromatic; branches densely covered with long spreading hairs, at least on young growth, and ± sessile glands.

Leaves often crowded together; lamina narrow-ovate to ovate, 3–9 mm long, 2–5 mm wide, thick and fleshy; apex ± obtuse; base broad-cuneate to rounded; margins with 2 or 3 obtuse lobes on either side, ± recurved; upper surface sparsely to moderately covered with short, ± spreading hairs, lower surface glabrous or moderately covered with long spreading hairs, especially on midvein, lower surface densely glandular; petiole 0.5–2 mm long.

Flowers axillary; bracteoles persistent, < 0.5 mm long. Calyx 4–5 mm long; tube 2–3 mm long; upper lobe 2–3 mm long, enlarged in fruit. Corolla 10–13 mm long, mauve with a white tinge. Anthers with appendage 0.5–0.8 mm long.


Flower
Photo T.C. Wilson

Flowering: September–October

Distribution and occurrence: Grows in wet and dry sclerophyll forest; probably restricted to the Moss Vale district.
NSW subdivisions: NC, CC, SC, CT, ST
AVH map***

Text by B. J. Conn
Taxon concept: Flora of NSW 3 (1992)


APNI* Provides a link to the Australian Plant Name Index (hosted by the Australian National Botanic Gardens) for comprehensive bibliographic data
***The AVH map option provides a detailed interactive Australia wide distribution map drawn from collections held by all major Australian herbaria participating in the Australian Virtual Herbarium project.
  Privacy | Copyright | Disclaimer | About PlantNET | Cite PlantNET