Occurrence record: NSW1242571

Preserved specimen of Mentha australis R.Br. | River Mint recorded on 2025-04-03

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Dataset

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	NSW1242571
Occurrence ID	NSW:NSW:NSW1242571
Record type	Preserved specimen Supplied basis "PreservedSpecimen"
Preparations	sheet
Identified by	Wilson, T.C.
Collector	Wilson, T.C. \| Wilson, B.E.
Record number	1147
Reproductive condition	sterile
License	CC-BY 4.0 (Int)
Degree of establishment	cultivated
Establishment means	introduced
Type	PhysicalObject
Presence/Absence	PRESENT Supplied as present
Identified by ID	https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9026-0521
recorded by ID	https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9026-0521
Disposition	in collection
Occurrence remarks	Sprawling or creeping, openly branched subshrub; leaves broadly ovate. Menthol scent when crushed. Propagated from cuttings derived from same population place as E.A.James s.n. (NSW1242570).

Event

Occurrence date	2025-04-03
End day of year	93
Date precision	DAY
Start day of year	93

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	New South Wales
Locality	CULTIVATED: Homedale Crescent, Connells Point. Wild source: Along drainage line running into Merri Creek, between Merri Creek and the walking trail, Hall Reserve, Clifton Hill (37 47 22 S, 145 0 28 E).
Latitude	-33.981896 Supplied as: "-33.981896"
Longitude	151.097896 Supplied as: "151.097896"
Datum	EPSG:4326
Verbatim coordinate system	decimal degrees
Coordinate precision	0.000001
Coordinate uncertainty (in metres)	10.0
Georeference sources	Google Maps
County	Central Coast
Terrestrial	true
Verbatim latitude	33.981896 S
Biome	TERRESTRIAL
Marine	false
Country Code	AU
Verbatim longitude	151.097896 E
Verbatim coordinates	33.981896 S, 151.097896 E

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Data quality tests

Test name	Result
Geodetic datum assumed WGS84	Warning
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Ambiguous collection	Passed
Ambiguous institution	Passed
Basis of record badly formed	Passed
Collection match fuzzy	Passed
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CONTINENT_COORDINATE_MISMATCH	Passed
Continent country mismatch	Passed
Continent derived from coordinates	Passed
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Continent invalid	Passed
Coordinates centre of country	Passed
Supplied coordinates centre of state	Passed
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Coordinate precision invalid	Passed
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Coordinate reprojection suspicious	Passed
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Different owner institution	Passed
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Institution and Collection mismatch	Passed
Institution match fuzzy	Passed
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Interpretation error	Passed
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Modified date invalid	Passed
Modified date unlikely	Passed
Multimedia date invalid	Passed
Multimedia uri invalid	Passed
Name not supplied	Passed
Occurrence status inferred from basis of record	Passed
Occurrence status inferred from individual count	Passed
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Latitude is negated	Passed
Longitude is negated	Passed
Presumed swapped coordinate	Passed
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SCIENTIFIC_NAME_AND_ID_INCONSISTENT	Passed
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Coordinates dont match supplied state	Passed
Taxon affinity species	Passed
TAXON_CONCEPT_ID_NOT_FOUND	Passed
Taxon confer species	Passed
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Taxon homonym	Passed
Taxon indeterminate species	Passed
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Taxon match fuzzy	Passed
Taxon match higher rank	Passed
TAXON_MATCH_NAME_AND_ID_AMBIGUOUS	Passed
Taxon match none	Passed
TAXON_MATCH_TAXON_CONCEPT_ID_IGNORED	Passed
Taxon misapplied	Passed
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Taxon parent child synonym	Passed
Taxon question species	Passed
Resource taxonomic scope mismatch	Passed
Taxon species plural	Passed
Coordinate precision and uncertainty transposed	Passed
Uncertainty not specified	Passed
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Kingdom not recognised	Passed
Unrecognized collection code	Passed
Unrecognized institution code	Passed
Supplied coordinates are zero	Passed
Biosecurity issue	Passed
Suspected outlier	Passed
Geospatial issue	Passed
Habitat incorrect for species	Passed
Taxon misidentified	Passed
Taxonomic issue	Passed
Temporal issue	Passed
Other issue	Passed
Duplicate record	Passed
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Missing georeferenced by	Missing
Missing georeference protocol	Missing
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Footprint SRS invalid	Unchecked (lack of data)
Footprint WKT mismatch	Unchecked (lack of data)
Footprint WKT invalid	Unchecked (lack of data)
TAXON_MATCH_SCIENTIFIC_NAME_ID_IGNORED	Unchecked (lack of data)
TAXON_MATCH_TAXON_ID_IGNORED	Unchecked (lack of data)
SCIENTIFIC_NAME_ID_NOT_FOUND	Unchecked (lack of data)
TAXON_ID_NOT_FOUND	Unchecked (lack of data)
Depth value supplied in feet	Unchecked (lack of data)
Depth unlikely	Unchecked (lack of data)
Min and max depth reversed	Unchecked (lack of data)
Depth value non-numeric	Unchecked (lack of data)
Elevation unlikely	Unchecked (lack of data)
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Additional political boundaries information

Area Management
IBRA (Interim Biogeographic Regionalisation for Australia (IBRA) Version 7 (Regions)	Sydney Basin
IBRA (Interim Biogeographic Regionalisation for Australia (IBRA) Version 7 (Subregions), contextual (polygon)	Sydney Cataract
NRM Regions 2010	Sydney Metro
NRM Regions 2017	Greater Sydney
Natural Resource Management (NRM) Regions 2023	Greater Sydney
Area management
National Landcare Program Management Units 2018	Greater Sydney
Biodiversity
IBRA 6 Regions	Sydney Basin
IBRA 7 Regions	Sydney Basin
IBRA 7 Subregions	Sydney Cataract
Hydrology
Australian Drainage Divisions 2021	South East Coast (NSW)
Drainage Divisions Level 1	South East Coast (NSW)
Drainage Divisions Level 2	SYDNEY COAST-GEORGES RIVER
Indigenous
Indigenous Areas 2021	Hurstville - Kogarah
Indigenous Locations 2021	Kogarah
Indigenous Regions 2021	Sydney - Wollongong
RATSIB (representative Aboriginal/Torres Strait Islander body) Areas 2024	New South Wales
Marine
States including coastal waters	New South Wales (including Coastal Waters)
Political
ASGS Australian States and Territories	New South Wales
Australian States and Territories	New South Wales
Commonwealth Electoral Divisions 2021	Banks
Electorates March 2025	Banks
Local Government Areas 2011	Kogarah (C)
Local Government Areas 2012 deprecated	Kogarah
Local Government Areas PSMA 2018	GEORGES RIVER COUNCIL
NSW Local Land Services Regions	Greater Sydney
PSMA ABS Census Indigenous Language Speakers by Area - I01B (2016)	10
PSMA ABS Census Selected Person Characteristics by Indigenous Status by Area - I01A (2016)	805
PSMA ABS Greater Capital City Statistical Areas (2016)	GREATER SYDNEY
PSMA ABS SA2 Statistical Areas (2016)	SOUTH HURSTVILLE - BLAKEHURST
PSMA ABS SA3 Statistical Areas (2016)	HURSTVILLE
PSMA ABS SA4 Statistical Areas (2016)	SYDNEY - INNER SOUTH WEST
PSMA Commonwealth Electoral Boundaries (2018)	BANKS
PSMA Indigenous Areas (2016)	HURSTVILLE - KOGARAH
PSMA Indigenous Locations (2016)	KOGARAH
PSMA Indigenous Regions (2016)	SYDNEY - WOLLONGONG
PSMA Remoteness Areas (2016)	Major Cities of Australia
PSMA State Electoral Boundaries (2018)	LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL
PSMA States (2016)	NEW SOUTH WALES
State Electoral Divisions 2022	Oatley
World Country Boundaries	Australia
Sensitive Data Layers
Phylloxera Infection Zone - Sydney, New South Wales	Sydney Phylloxera Zone
Social
Australia 2021	Australia
Destination Zones 2021	South Hurstville - Blakehurst
Greater Capital City Statistical Areas 2021	Greater Sydney
Local Government Areas 2023	Georges River
Postal Areas 2021	2221
Remoteness Areas 2021	Major Cities of Australia
States and Territories 2021	New South Wales
Statistical Areas Level 1	11903137446
Statistical Areas Level 2	South Hurstville - Blakehurst
Statistical Areas Level 3	Hurstville
Statistical Areas Level 4	Sydney - Inner South West
Tourism Regions 2021	Sydney
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	Non forest
NVIS 4.1 Major Vegetation Subgroups	Cleared, non-native vegetation, buildings
Tenure of Australia's forests (2013) v2.0	Private Freehold
Vegetation types - native	Eucalypt open forests
Vegetation types - present	cleared, non-native vegetation, buildings

Environmental sampling for this location

Biodiversity
Occurrence Density	116629.0 frequency
Species Richness	3314.0 frequency
Climate
Precipitation - annual (Bio12)	1049.0 mm
Precipitation - coldest quarter (Bio19)	224.0 mm
Precipitation - driest period (Bio14)	12.0 mm
Precipitation - driest quarter (Bio17)	187.0 mm
Precipitation - seasonality (Bio15)	25.0 mm
Precipitation - warmest quarter (Bio18)	299.0 mm
Precipitation - wettest period (Bio13)	29.0 mm
Precipitation - wettest quarter (Bio16)	343.0 mm
Radiation - annual mean (Bio20)	16.6 MJ/m2/day
Radiation - seasonality (Bio23)	35.0
Radiation - warmest quarter (Bio26)	22.2 MJ/m2/day
Temperature - annual mean (Bio01)	17.7 degrees C
Temperature - annual range (Bio07)	20.7 degrees C
Temperature - coldest period min (Bio06)	6.6 degrees C
Temperature - coldest quarter mean (Bio11)	12.7 degrees C
Temperature - diurnal range mean (Bio02)	9.7 degrees C
Temperature - driest quarter mean (Bio09)	13.9 degrees C
Temperature - isothermality (Bio03)	0.47 %
Temperature - seasonality (Bio04)	1.31
Temperature - warmest period max (Bio05)	27.3 degrees C
Temperature - warmest quarter (Bio10)	22.4 degrees C
Temperature - wettest quarter mean (Bio08)	20.8 degrees C
WorldClim 2.1: Precipitation - annual	1110.0 mm
WorldClim 2.1: Precipitation - coldest quarter	242.0 mm
WorldClim 2.1: Precipitation - driest month	61.0 mm
WorldClim 2.1: Precipitation - driest quarter	195.0 mm
WorldClim 2.1: Precipitation - seasonality	25.864187 mm
WorldClim 2.1: Precipitation - warmest quarter	305.0 mm
WorldClim 2.1: Precipitation - wettest month	134.0 mm
WorldClim 2.1: Precipitation - wettest quarter	365.0 mm
WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - annual mean	17.65 °C
WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - annual range	19.7 °C
WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - coldest month min	7.0 °C
WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - coldest quarter mean	12.516666 °C
WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - diurnal range mean	9.233334 °C
WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - driest quarter mean	13.333334 °C
WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - isothermality	46.869713 %
WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - seasonality	392.6773
WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - warmest month max	26.7 °C
WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - warmest quarter mean	22.283333 °C
WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - wettest quarter mean	22.083334 °C
WorldClim: Temperature - isothermality	47.0 %
Substrate
Moisture Index - annual mean (Bio28)	0.75
Moisture Index - highest quarter mean (Bio32)	0.98
Elevation	55.0 m

AVH

The Australasian Virtual Herbarium

Occurrence record: NSW1242571

Dataset

Event

Taxonomy

Geospatial

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Environmental sampling for this location

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Classification	Scientific name	Mentha australis R.Br.	Mentha australis
	Match type		exactMatch
	Phylum id		https://id.biodiversity.org.au/taxon/apni/51795631
	Family id		https://id.biodiversity.org.au/taxon/apni/51776061
	Taxon concept ID		https://id.biodiversity.org.au/node/apni/2903799
	Order		Lamiales
	Taxon rank id		7000
	Species id		https://id.biodiversity.org.au/node/apni/2903799
	Genus	Mentha	Mentha
	Left		498528
	Scientific name authorship	R.Br.	R.Br.
	Taxon rank	species	species
	Genus id		https://id.biodiversity.org.au/taxon/apni/51775043
	Name type		SCIENTIFIC
	Vernacular name		River Mint
	Nomenclatural code	ICN
	Order id		https://id.biodiversity.org.au/taxon/apni/51786442
	Right		498528
	Kingdom		Plantae
	Specific epithet	australis
	Class id		https://id.biodiversity.org.au/taxon/apni/51795630
	Phylum		Charophyta
	Class		Equisetopsida
	Species		Mentha australis
	Family	Lamiaceae	Lamiaceae
	Verbatim taxon rank	species
	Kingdom id		https://id.biodiversity.org.au/taxon/apni/51795632
Event	Year		2025
	End day of year		93
	Month		4
	Date precision		DAY
	Start day of year		93
	Day		3
	Event date	2025-04-03	2025-04-03
Identification	Identified by	[Wilson, T.C.]
Occurrence	Degree of establishment	cultivated	cultivated
	Establishment means	introduced	introduced
	Type		PhysicalObject
	Catalog number	NSW1242571
	Occurrence status	present	PRESENT
	Basis of record	PreservedSpecimen	PRESERVED_SPECIMEN
	Identified by ID	https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9026-0521	https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9026-0521
	Modified	2025-04-03T15:18:15	2025-04-03T15:18:15
	Recorded by ID	https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9026-0521	https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9026-0521
	Reproductive condition	sterile
	Record number	1147
	Collection code	NSW
	Occurrence ID	NSW:NSW:NSW1242571
	Preparations	sheet
	Institution code	NSW
	Disposition	in collection
	Recorded by	Wilson, T.C. \| Wilson, B.E.
	Occurrence remarks	Sprawling or creeping, openly branched subshrub; leaves broadly ovate. Menthol scent when crushed. Propagated from cuttings derived from same population place as E.A.James s.n. (NSW1242570).
Attribution	Data resource		NSW AVH feed
	Collection		National Herbarium of New South Wales
	License		CC-BY 4.0 (Int)
	Data provider uid		dp36
	Provenance		Published dataset
	Data Resource ID	dr15861	dr15861
	Institution ID		in50
	Data partner		Australia's Virtual Herbarium
	Institution		The Royal Botanic Gardens & Domain Trust
	Data hub uid	[dh9]
	Collection ID		co54
Location	Country	Australia	Australia
	County	Central Coast
	Decimal latitude	-33.981896	-33.981896
	Terrestrial	true	true
	Locality	CULTIVATED: Homedale Crescent, Connells Point. Wild source: Along drainage line running into Merri Creek, between Merri Creek and the walking trail, Hall Reserve, Clifton Hill (37 47 22 S, 145 0 28 E).	CULTIVATED: Homedale Crescent, Connells Point. Wild source: Along drainage line running into Merri Creek, between Merri Creek and the walking trail, Hall Reserve, Clifton Hill (37 47 22 S, 145 0 28 E).
	Decimal longitude	151.097896	151.097896
	State province	New South Wales	New South Wales
	Verbatim latitude	33.981896 S
	Biome		TERRESTRIAL
	Coordinate uncertainty in meters	10	10.0
	Lga	Kogarah (C)
	Marine	false	false
	Country code		AU
	Verbatim longitude	151.097896 E
	Verbatim coordinate system	decimal degrees
	Geodetic datum		EPSG:4326
	Coordinate precision	0.000001	1.0E-6
	Verbatim coordinates		33.981896 S, 151.097896 E
	Georeference sources	Google Maps