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Prostanthera phylicifolia [Spiked Mintbush]


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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, Australia

22 October 2015

Australian Native Wildflower as Garden Specimen

 

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Prostanthera 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.

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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.

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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.

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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

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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? :lol:
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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. :rolleyes:
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That has been making inroads already. But seems in some cases to add to the confusion. :D
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