Prostanthera cryptandroides subsp. euphrasioides (Benth.) B.J.Conn APNI* Synonyms: Prostanthera euphrasioides Benth. APNI*
Prostanthera odoratissima Benth. APNI*
Description: Low divaricate shrub, 0.5–2 m high, strongly aromatic, viscid; branches distinctly hairy.
Leaves with lamina narrow-ovate, 6–9 mm long, 2–3 mm wide; apex obtuse; base cuneate to obtuse; margins with 3 or 4 obtuse lobes on either side; surfaces light green, glabrous or with sparse gland-tipped hairs, viscid; petiole to 1 mm long.
Flowers axillary. Calyx appearing distinctly hairy (with 10X hand lens), with inner and outer surfaces sparsely to densely glandular with 25–80 podiate glands/mm2; podiate glands (0.1-)0.2–0.6 mm long; abaxial calyx lobe with apex rounded; adaxial lobe with apex rounded to slightly emarginate (then sinus c. 0.2 mm long, 1.5–2 mm wide).
Flowering: Sep.–April
Distribution and occurrence: This subspecies extends from the Leichhardt region of Queensland (with one collection from North Kennedy) to northern New South Wales (North Western Slopes and North Western Plains).
NSW subdivisions: NWS, NWP
Other Australian states: Qld
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