Mentha australis
Biostatus
Exotic
Conservation status
Not applicable
Category
Vascular
Structural class
Herbs - Dicotyledons other than Composites
Flower colours
White
Similar taxa
Calyx eglandular, or if not, then glands more or less obscured by hairs; corolla white or pale mauve. Plant more or less erect; leaves lanceolate, > 2cm long verticels many flowered
Detailed taxonomy
Genus
Family
Endemic genus
No
Endemic family
No
Ecology
Year naturalised
1882
Origin
S.E. Australia
Other information
Etymology
mentha: Mint
australis: Southern
NVS code
The National Vegetation Survey (NVS) Databank is a physical archive and electronic databank containing records of over 94,000 vegetation survey plots - including data from over 19,000 permanent plots. NVS maintains a standard set of species code abbreviations that correspond to standard scientific plant names from the Ngä Tipu o Aotearoa - New Zealand Plants database.
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