Prostanthera cuneata is a shrub which is native to south-eastern Australia It has a compact habit, growing to about 1 metre high. The leaves have a rounded apex and cuneate base and are 4 to 5 mm long and 3 to 3.5 mm wide. Flowering are produced from November to April (mid spring to mid autumn) in the species native range. The flowers are solitary and axillary, and clustered toward the end of the stems. They are about 3 to 3.5 mm long and white with multiple purple to red coloured spots in the throat..

The species was first formally described by botanist George Bentham

George Bentham

George Bentham CMG FRS was an English botanist, characterized by Duane Isely as "the premier systematic botanist of the nineteenth century".- Formative years :...

 in 1848 in Prodomus. It occurs in subalpine closed heath and shrubland amongst granite rocks in New South Wales

New South Wales

New South Wales is a state of :Australia, located in the east of the country. It is bordered by Queensland, Victoria and South Australia to the north, south and west respectively. To the east, the state is bordered by the Tasman Sea, which forms part of the Pacific Ocean. New South Wales...

 and Victoria

Victoria (Australia)

Victoria is the second most populous state in Australia. Geographically the smallest mainland state, Victoria is bordered by New South Wales, South Australia, and Tasmania on Boundary Islet to the north, west and south respectively....

 in Australia

Australia

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. In Tasmania

Tasmania

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, the species is listed as "presumed to be extinct" under the state's Threatened Species Protection Act 1995

Threatened Species Protection Act 1995

The Threatened Species Protection Act 1995, is an act of the Parliament of Tasmania that provides the statute relating to conservation of flora and fauna. Its long title is An Act to provide for the protection and management of threatened native flora and fauna and to enable and promote the...

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