Prostanthera striatiflora

Jockey's cap
In the Mount Annan Botanic Garden
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Lamiaceae
Genus: Prostanthera
Species:
P. striatiflora
Binomial name
Prostanthera striatiflora
Occurrence data from AVH
Synonyms[1]
  • Prostanthera striatiflora F.Muell. var. striatiflora
  • Prostanthera sullivaniae Benth. nom. inval., pro syn.
Habit

Prostanthera striatiflora, commonly known as jockey's cap, striated mintbush or striped mintbush,[2] is a species of flowering plant that is endemic to the more arid areas of Australia. It is an erect, aromatic shrub with narrow egg-shaped to narrow elliptic leaves and white flowers with purple lines inside the petal tube.

  1. ^ a b "Prostanthera striatiflora". Australian Plant Census. Retrieved 3 October 2020.
  2. ^ "Prostanthera striatiflora". State Herbarium of South Australia. Retrieved 3 October 2020.