Plectranthus argentatus
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Asterids |
| Order: | Lamiales |
| Family: | Lamiaceae |
| Genus: | Plectranthus |
| Species: | P. argentatus |
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| Plectranthus argentatus S.T.Blake |
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Plectranthus argentatus is a plant species of the mint family. It is native to rock outcrops and rainforest of the border region of Queensland and New South Wales, Australia. It is a spreading shrub to 100 cm (25 in) high covered with silvery hairs. The hairy leaves are ovate to broad-ovate, 5–11.5 cm long, 3–5.5 cm wide with crenate margins. The hairs give them an overall sage green to silvery colour. The flowers are bluish white.[1]
Originally described by Queensland botanist Stanley Thatcher Blake, its specific epithet argentatus is Latin for "silver",[2] referring to its foliage.
[edit] Cultivation
Plectranthus argentatus is cultivated as an ornamental bedding plant for its attractive silvery foliage. It strikes readily from cutting.
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[edit] References
- ^ Plant profile, NSW Flora Online. [1]
- ^ Simpson DP (1979). Cassell's Latin Dictionary (5 ed.). London: Cassell Ltd.. ISBN 0-304-52257-0.
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