Aloysia

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Aloysia
lemon verbena
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae Division: Magnoliophyta Class: Magnoliopsida Order: Lamiales Family: Verbenaceae Genus: Aloysia Juss.

Aloysia is a genus of about 35 species of plants in family Verbenaceae. These are aromatic flowering shrubs known generally as beebrushes. The most well-known species is lemon verbena.

Selected species:

• Aloysia citrodora syn. Aloysia triphylla - lemon verbena, lemon beebrush
• Aloysia dodsoniorum
• Aloysia gratissima - whitebrush
• Aloysia macrostachya - Rio Grande beebrush, woolly beebrush
• Aloysia wrightii - oregonillo, Wright's beebrush

[edit] External links

• Jepson Manual Treatment
• USDA Plants Profile