Occurrence record: NSW1242570

Preserved specimen of Mentha australis R.Br. | River Mint recorded on 2025-03-03
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Data partner Australia's Virtual Herbarium
Data resource NSW AVH feed
Institution code The Royal Botanic Gardens & Domain Trust
Supplied institution code "NSW"
Collection National Herbarium of New South Wales
Supplied collection code "NSW"
Catalog number NSW1242570
Occurrence ID NSW:NSW:NSW1242570
Record type Preserved specimen
Supplied basis "PreservedSpecimen"
Preparations sheet
Identified by Wilson, T.C.  
Collector James, E.A.
Record number s.n.
Reproductive condition sterile
License CC-BY 4.0 (Int)
Degree of establishment native
Establishment means native
Type PhysicalObject
Presence/Absence PRESENT
Supplied as present
Identified by ID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9026-0521
Disposition in collection
Occurrence remarks Semi erect herb sometimes creeping through vegetation.

Event

Occurrence date 2025-03-03
End day of year 62
Date precision DAY
Start day of year 62

Taxonomy

Scientific name Mentha australis
Supplied scientific name "Mentha australis R.Br."
Identified to rank species
Common name River Mint
Kingdom Plantae
Phylum Charophyta
Class Equisetopsida
Order Lamiales
Family Lamiaceae
Genus Mentha
Species Mentha australis
Name match metric exactMatch
Scientific name authorship R.Br.
Name parse type SCIENTIFIC
Nomenclatural code ICN
Verbatim taxon rank species

Geospatial

Country Australia
State or Territory Victoria
Locality Along drainage line running into Merri Creek, between Merri Creek and the walking trail, Hall Reserve, Clifton Hill.
Habitat
Supplied as "Riparian. Eucalyptus woodland to 15 metres tall, with Allocasuarina, and Acacia. Mixed with sparse shrub layer of Acacia, Bursaria, Melicytus. Dense ground with mixed introduced and natural species, including Asperula, Lomandra, Trifolium, Ranunculus, Acaena, Taraxicum and Parietaria."
Latitude -37.78949
Supplied as: "-37.7894899085215"
Longitude 145.007738
Supplied as: "145.007738200809"
Datum EPSG:4326
Verbatim coordinate system decimal degrees
Coordinate precision 0.000000000001
Coordinate uncertainty (in metres) 10.0
Georeference sources Mobile phone
Terrestrial true
Verbatim latitude 37.7894899085215 S
Biome TERRESTRIAL
Marine false
Country Code AU
Verbatim longitude 145.007738200809 E
Verbatim coordinates 37.7894899085215 S, 145.007738200809 E

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    Additional political boundaries information

    Area Management
    IBRA (Interim Biogeographic Regionalisation for Australia (IBRA) Version 7 (Regions) Southern Volcanic Plain
    IBRA (Interim Biogeographic Regionalisation for Australia (IBRA) Version 7 (Subregions), contextual (polygon) Victorian Volcanic Plain
    NRM Regions 2010 Port Phillip and Western Port
    NRM Regions 2017 Port Phillip and Western Port
    Natural Resource Management (NRM) Regions 2023 Port Phillip and Western Port
    Area management
    National Landcare Program Management Units 2018 Port Phillip and Western Port
    Biodiversity
    IBRA 6 Regions Victorian Volcanic Plain
    IBRA 7 Regions Southern Volcanic Plain
    IBRA 7 Subregions Victorian Volcanic Plain
    Hydrology
    Australian Drainage Divisions 2021 South East Coast (Victoria)
    Drainage Divisions Level 1 South East Coast (Victoria)
    Drainage Divisions Level 2 YARRA RIVER
    Indigenous
    Indigenous Areas 2021 Melbourne - Port Phillip
    Indigenous Locations 2021 Yarra
    Indigenous Regions 2021 Melbourne
    RATSIB (representative Aboriginal/Torres Strait Islander body) Areas 2024 Victoria
    Marine
    States including coastal waters Victoria (including Coastal Waters)
    Political
    ASGS Australian States and Territories Victoria
    Australian States and Territories Victoria
    Commonwealth Electoral Divisions 2021 Melbourne
    Electorates March 2025 Cooper
    Local Government Areas 2011 Yarra (C)
    Local Government Areas 2012 deprecated Yarra - North
    Local Government Areas PSMA 2018 YARRA CITY
    PSMA ABS Census Indigenous Language Speakers by Area - I01B (2016) 28
    PSMA ABS Census Selected Person Characteristics by Indigenous Status by Area - I01A (2016) 1246
    PSMA ABS Greater Capital City Statistical Areas (2016) GREATER MELBOURNE
    PSMA ABS SA2 Statistical Areas (2016) YARRA - NORTH
    PSMA ABS SA3 Statistical Areas (2016) YARRA
    PSMA ABS SA4 Statistical Areas (2016) MELBOURNE - INNER
    PSMA Commonwealth Electoral Boundaries (2018) COOPER
    PSMA Indigenous Areas (2016) MELBOURNE - PORT PHILLIP
    PSMA Indigenous Locations (2016) YARRA
    PSMA Indigenous Regions (2016) MELBOURNE
    PSMA Remoteness Areas (2016) Major Cities of Australia
    PSMA State Electoral Boundaries (2018) NORTHERN METROPOLITAN
    PSMA States (2016) VICTORIA
    State Electoral Divisions 2022 Richmond (Northern Metropolitan)
    World Country Boundaries Australia
    Social
    Australia 2021 Australia
    Destination Zones 2021 Clifton Hill - Alphington
    Greater Capital City Statistical Areas 2021 Greater Melbourne
    Local Government Areas 2023 Yarra
    Postal Areas 2021 3068
    Remoteness Areas 2021 Major Cities of Australia
    States and Territories 2021 Victoria
    Statistical Areas Level 1 20607114506
    Statistical Areas Level 2 Clifton Hill - Alphington
    Statistical Areas Level 3 Yarra
    Statistical Areas Level 4 Melbourne - Inner
    Tourism Regions 2021 Melbourne
    Vegetation
    Australia's Indigenous forest estate (2013) v2.0 Non-Indigenous, Non forest
    Forests of Australia (2013) v2.0 Non Forest
    Forests of Australia 2018B Eucalypt Medium Woodland
    NVIS 4.1 Major Vegetation Groups Eucalypt Open Woodlands
    NVIS 4.1 Major Vegetation Subgroups Eucalyptus open woodlands with shrubby understorey
    Tenure of Australia's forests (2013) v2.0 Other Crown Land
    Vegetation types - native Eucalypt woodlands
    Vegetation types - present cleared, non-native vegetation, buildings

    Environmental sampling for this location

    Biodiversity
    Occurrence Density 286144.0 frequency
    Species Richness 3188.0 frequency
    Climate
    Precipitation - annual (Bio12) 652.0 mm
    Precipitation - coldest quarter (Bio19) 160.0 mm
    Precipitation - driest period (Bio14) 9.0 mm
    Precipitation - driest quarter (Bio17) 132.0 mm
    Precipitation - seasonality (Bio15) 15.0 mm
    Precipitation - warmest quarter (Bio18) 139.0 mm
    Precipitation - wettest period (Bio13) 15.0 mm
    Precipitation - wettest quarter (Bio16) 192.0 mm
    Radiation - annual mean (Bio20) 15.4 MJ/m2/day
    Radiation - seasonality (Bio23) 44.0
    Radiation - warmest quarter (Bio26) 22.8 MJ/m2/day
    Temperature - annual mean (Bio01) 14.8 degrees C
    Temperature - annual range (Bio07) 22.0 degrees C
    Temperature - coldest period min (Bio06) 5.0 degrees C
    Temperature - coldest quarter mean (Bio11) 10.1 degrees C
    Temperature - diurnal range mean (Bio02) 10.8 degrees C
    Temperature - driest quarter mean (Bio09) 19.4 degrees C
    Temperature - isothermality (Bio03) 0.49 %
    Temperature - seasonality (Bio04) 1.3
    Temperature - warmest period max (Bio05) 27.1 degrees C
    Temperature - warmest quarter (Bio10) 19.7 degrees C
    Temperature - wettest quarter mean (Bio08) 15.4 degrees C
    WorldClim 2.1: Precipitation - annual 690.0 mm
    WorldClim 2.1: Precipitation - coldest quarter 158.0 mm
    WorldClim 2.1: Precipitation - driest month 47.0 mm
    WorldClim 2.1: Precipitation - driest quarter 149.0 mm
    WorldClim 2.1: Precipitation - seasonality 14.011028 mm
    WorldClim 2.1: Precipitation - warmest quarter 149.0 mm
    WorldClim 2.1: Precipitation - wettest month 71.0 mm
    WorldClim 2.1: Precipitation - wettest quarter 202.0 mm
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - annual mean 15.070833 °C
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - annual range 20.5 °C
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - coldest month min 6.0 °C
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - coldest quarter mean 10.266666 °C
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - diurnal range mean 9.408334 °C
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - driest quarter mean 19.866667 °C
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - isothermality 45.89431 %
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - seasonality 390.20657
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - warmest month max 26.5 °C
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - warmest quarter mean 19.866667 °C
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - wettest quarter mean 16.5 °C
    WorldClim: Temperature - isothermality 48.0 %
    Substrate
    Moisture Index - annual mean (Bio28) 0.6
    Moisture Index - highest quarter mean (Bio32) 0.91
    Elevation 38.0 m