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Prostanthera lasianthos
Well timed for Christmas lovers.. I recently stumbled across these fragile hooded angels growing on a small tree/shrub about 3 metres tall. The plant had a few narrow, straight stems; leaves opposite, lightly serrated, thin; bark was smooth grey. Haven't seen them before...
In a dry eucalyptus based woodland with very diverse undergrowth. Local nature reserve.
How about that common name. Thanks Leuba for the ID. Native to eastern Australia including Tasmania.
class: Equisetopsida
subclass: Magnoliidae
superorder: Asteranae
order: Lamiales
family: Lamiaceae
http://bie.ala.org.au/species/Prostanthe...
Spotted on Dec 9, 2014
Submitted on Dec 11, 2014
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