Species

Mentha australis

Etymology

Mentha: mint
australis: southern

Authority

Mentha australis R.Br.

Family

Lamiaceae

Flora Category

Vascular - Exotic

NVS Species Code

MENAUS

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.

Structural Class

Dicotyledonous Herbs other than Composites

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

Flower Colours

White

Year Naturalised

1882

Origin

S.E. Australia

This page last updated on 29 Mar 2010