Mentha laxiflora

Mentha laxiflora, the forest mint, is native to moist woodland in eastern Australia (Victoria, New South Wales and the Australian Capital Territory).[1]

Forest mint
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Lamiaceae
Genus: Mentha
Species:
M. laxiflora
Binomial name
Mentha laxiflora

This plant usually flowers from September to March and has a usual size of 15-40cm x 1m. The flowering is present with 4-8 lobed flowers on short stalks that are mauve pink to white. It grows in damp soils in mountain forests and is used by Aborigines for medicines. [2]

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