Mentha australis R.Br. is a plant in the Lamiaceae family, order Lamiales, kingdom Plantae. Not known to be toxic.

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Mentha australis R.Br.

Mentha australis R.Br.

Mentha australis R.Br. is an Australian mint species native to eastern Australia, naturalized on New Zealand's North Island.

Family
Genus
Mentha
Order
Lamiales
Class
Magnoliopsida

About Mentha australis R.Br.

Mentha australis R.Br. is a mint species belonging to the genus Mentha. It has several common names: river mint, native mint, native peppermint, and Australian mint. This species is native to eastern Australia, where it grows in every Australian state and territory except Western Australia. It is also naturalized on the North Island of New Zealand.

Photo: (c) Reiner Richter, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), uploaded by Reiner Richter · cc-by-nc-sa

Taxonomy

Plantae Tracheophyta Magnoliopsida Lamiales Lamiaceae Mentha

More from Lamiaceae

Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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