''Mentha laxiflora'', the forest mint, is native to moist

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). This plant usually flowers from September to March and has a usual size of . The flowering is present with 4–8 lobed flowers on short stalks that are mauve pink to white. It grows in damp soils in mountain forests and is used by Aborigines for medicines.Yarra Ranges Local Plant Directory
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laxiflora Endemic flora of Australia Plants described in 1848 {{Lamiaceae-stub