CAT-00062
River mint
Mentha australis
Catalog fields
- Genus
- Mentha
- Photo
- Not recorded
- Edible
- Yes
- layout
- single
- Habitat
- Not recorded
- Published
- Yes
- Food group
- Herb / spice
- Latin name
- Mentha australis
- Fruit photo
- Not recorded
- Plant title
- River mint
- Source URLs
- https://tuckerbush.com.au/native-river-mint-mentha-australis/; https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/450215-1; https://vicflora.rbg.vic.gov.au/flora/taxon/c07e6892-942b-41de-bb6e-515108ee79ba Open source ↗ Open source 2 ↗ Open source 3 ↗
- Catalogue ID
- CAT-00062
- Mature width
- 100cm
- Native range
- Moist habitats and watercourses in much of Australia.
- Plant family
- Lamiaceae
- Supplier SKU
- Not recorded
- Listing group
- Nursery-listed / regional edible
- Mature height
- 30cm
- Native states
- NSW, NT, QLD, SA, TAS, VIC
- Original list
- No
- Research date
- 10/10/2026
- Research notes
- Profile enriched from botanical/nursery sources. Dimensions are unpruned regional estimates where available; missing measurements remain explicit. Seasons are regional guides and vary with climate, location, cultivar and plant maturity. Drought and cultivation guidance are qualitative garden inferences, not measured ratings.
- Evidence status
- Nursery food-use source; preparation detail review pending
- Fruiting season
- Nutlets follow flowers; not the main food crop.
- Background photo
- Not recorded
- Edible component
- Leaves
- Flowering season
- February-October in NSW flora and VicFlora; regional timing varies.
- Brief description
- Aromatic perennial mint with spreading stems.
- Drought tolerance
- Low; keep root zone moist.
- Preparation notes
- Use correctly identified leaves in small culinary quantities; concentrated essential oil is not interchangeable with leaves.
- Flower description
- Small white to pink flowers in dense clusters around pairs of upper leaves.
- General cultivation
- General guidance (qualitative): Good herb in a watered pot or contained bed with summer afternoon shade.
- Botanical description
- Not recorded
- Other botanical names
- Not recorded
- Attracts birds and bugs
- Native bees and insects visit flowers; canopy shelters birds.
- Flora of Australia profile
- Not recorded
- Fruit type and description
- Small dry nutlets; aromatic leaves are harvested during growth.
- Flora of Australia citation
- Not recorded
- Flora of Australia retrieved
- Not recorded