Conn, B.J. (1 April 1987), A new Western Australian species of Prostanthera section Klanderia (Labiatae). Muelleria 6(5): 371-374, Fig. 1 [tax. nov.]

• Type: "Burgman (& McNee) 1193, 3.v.1983, 0.5 km E. of Clyde Hill, Western Australia (Holo.: PERTH)."

• Etymology: The specific epithet honours John Carrick whose principal research interest was directed towards a revision of the Prostantheroideae until his untimely death in 1978. For birief biographies of J. Carrick refer Anonymous (1979) and Henderson (1978).

Green, J.W. (18 October 1987), Census of the Vascular Plants of Western Australia Edn. 2, Suppl. 5: 13 [secondary reference]

Hopper, S.D., van Leeuwen, S.J., Brown, A.P. & Patrick, S.J. (1990), Western Australia's Endangered Flora: 20, 75, Fig. 205 [secondary reference]

common name: Carrick's Mintbush [n/a]

Threatened Species and Communities Section, Biodiversity Group, Environment Australia (8 July 1998), Endangered Species Protection Act 1992. Schedules 1, 2 & 3: 10 [secondary reference]

Paczkowska, G. & Chapman, A.R. (2000), The Western Australian Flora, a descriptive catalogue: 275 [secondary reference]

common name: Carrick's Mint-bush [n/a]

Western Australian Herbarium (2007), FloraBase: the Western Australian Flora Version 2.5: - [secondary reference]

common name: Carrick's Mintbush [n/a]

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2010), Australian Plant Census: - APC [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Prostanthera sp. 4 (N.Cape Arid) [n/a] taxonomic synonym: Prostanthera sp. 4 (N of Cape Arid; M.A.Burgmann 1193) [n/a]

• APC Dist.: WA

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