Vascular Plants of the Gila Wilderness

Presented in Association with the
Western New Mexico University Department of Natural Sciences

Aloysia wrightii (Gray) Heller ex Abrams
(Wright's Beebrush, Wright's Beebush)

Family: Verbenaceae

Status: Native

Synonyms:
Lippia wrightii Gray

Aloysia wrightii is a woody perennial with clusters of small white flowers on long, usually somewhat spindly stems. The leaves are opposite, ovate and deeply veined. The are dentate. Aloysia wrightii is found at lower to middle elevations.
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Aloysia wrightii, photo Russ Kleinman, Burro Mtns., Wild Horse Canyon, Aug. 15, 2007


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