Lamiaceae FAMILY
Prostanthera rotundifolia
Prostanthera rotundifolia
Edibility
0/5
Medicinal
2/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Prostanthera rotundifolia is an evergreen shrub that can grow up to 4.50 metres tall. It is harvested from the wild for local use as a medicine and source of materials..
Habitat & Origin
Origintemperate
Native RangeAustralia - New South Wales, Queensland, Tasmania, Victoria.
HabitatSheltered hillsides, usually in sylvan habitats[ 152 Title Australian Medicinal Plants. Publication Author Lassak. E. V. and McCarthy. T. Publisher New Holland Publishers Year 2001 ISBN 1876334703 Description A very good and readable guide to the subject. , 154 Title Flora of Victoria. Publication Author Ewart. A. J. Publisher University Press; Melbourne Year 1930 ISBN Description A flora of eastern Australia, it is rather short on information that is useful to the plant project. ]. Sandy soils over sandstone on rainforest edges and sheltered spots in sclerophyll forest[ 260 Title Conservatory and Indoor Plants Volumes 1 & 2 Publication Author Phillips. R. & Rix. M. Publisher Pan Books, London. Year 1998 ISBN 0-330-37376-5 Description Excellent photos of over 1,100 species and cultivars with habits and cultivation details plus a few plant uses. Many species are too tender for outdoors in Britain though there are many that can be grown outside. ].