DaveO Posted December 31, 2015 Share Posted December 31, 2015 Oldfield, D. 2015. Prostanthera phylicifolia F. Muell. (Lamiaceae) Spiked Mintbush. Flowers photographed in visible and ultraviolet light. http://www.ultravioletphotography.com/content/index.php/topic/1622-prostanthera-phylicifolia-spiked-mintbush/ Maldon, Victoria, Australia22 October 2015Australian Native Wildflower as Garden Specimen CommentProstanthera phylicifolia is found on the hillsides and mountainous areas of south-eastern Queensland, the South Coast and Southern Tablelands of New South Wales and north-eastern and eastern Victoria. The flowers are very sweetly fragrant. Visible Light: Nikon D750 Full Spectrum Modification, Nikon Rayfact PF10545 MF-UV 105 mm f/4.5 lens, Metz 15 MS-1 flash, 1/200 s @ f/16 ISO 200, Baader UV/IR Cut Filter.Image Reference: DO62077 Ultraviolet Light: Nikon D750 Full Spectrum Modification, Nikon Rayfact PF10545 MF-UV 105 mm f/4.5 lens, Nissin Di866 Mark II flash, 1/200s @ f/16 ISO 200, Baader UV-Pass Filter.Image Reference: DO62081 Ultraviolet Induced Visible Fluorescence: Nikon D750 Full Spectrum Modification, Nikon Rayfact PF10545 MF-UV 105 mm f/4.5 lens with Baader UV/IR Cut Filter, Nichia NCSU033A UV-LED with Baader UV-Pass Filter, 10.0 s @ f/16 ISO 1600.Image Reference: DO62084 References:Elliott, W.R. and Jones, D.L. Encyclopaedia of Australian Plants suitable for cultivation, Lothian 2002, Volume 8, p. 35. Published 31 December 2015 Link to comment
Andrea B. Posted January 2, 2016 Share Posted January 2, 2016 Dave, if I walked up to a Mintbush flower I wonder if it would forgive me for thinking it looks like one of the Eremophila flowers? Link to comment
DaveO Posted January 2, 2016 Author Share Posted January 2, 2016 If you crushed the leaves you would smell why it's called a Mint bush. I reckon if taxonomy started all again with the benefits of genomic testing it would all be changed. Link to comment
Andrea B. Posted January 3, 2016 Share Posted January 3, 2016 That has been making inroads already. But seems in some cases to add to the confusion. :D Link to comment
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