About Prostanthera denticulata R.Br.
Prostanthera denticulata R.Br. is a straggling to roughly prostrate, aromatic shrub. It usually reaches 1 metre (3 feet 3 inches) in height and spreads to 2 metres (6 feet 7 inches) wide, with short flattened hairs covering its branchlets. Its leaves are egg-shaped, measuring 4–10 mm (0.16–0.39 inches) long and 2–3 mm (0.079–0.118 inches) wide, borne on a petiole 0.5–1 mm (0.020–0.039 inches) long. Flowers are arranged in the leaf axils near the ends of branchlets, with 1–1.5 mm (0.039–0.059 inches) long bracteoles at the base of each flower. The sepals are 3.5–5 mm (0.14–0.20 inches) long and form a tube 2–2.5 mm (0.079–0.098 inches) long with two lobes; the upper lobe is approximately 2 mm (0.079 inches) long. The petals are 7–10 mm (0.28–0.39 inches) long, forming a purple to mauve tube. Flowering takes place in spring and early summer. This species grows in sandy, gravelly, well-drained soil that formed from Triassic coarse-grained sandstone. Its surrounding vegetation is typically heath-influenced, occurring in woodland or wet sclerophyll forest. It is only recorded from the Central Coast of New South Wales, between Bouddi National Park and Royal National Park.
