page_title: Aloysia
section_title: Diversity
hierarchical_section_title: Aloysia / Diversity
caption_attribution_description: Aloysia wrightii in canyon at foot of Mount Wilson (Arizona), northwestern Arizona
context_page_description: Aloysia is a genus of flowering plants in the verbena family, Verbenaceae. They are known generally as beebrushes. They are native to the Americas, where they are distributed in temperate climates, as well as in subtropical and desert climates. The genus is named for Maria Luisa of Parma, wife of King Charles IV of Spain.
context_section_description: There are about 30 species.
  Species include: 
  Aloysia arequipensis
  Aloysia barbata
  Aloysia brasiliensis
  Aloysia castellanosii
  Aloysia catamarcensis
  Aloysia chamaedryfolia
  Aloysia chiapensis
  Aloysia citrodora Paláu – lemon verbena, lemon beebrush
  Aloysia coalcomana
  Aloysia cordata
  Aloysia crenata
  Aloysia dodsoniorum Moldenke
  Aloysia dusenii
  Aloysia fiebrigii
  Aloysia gratissima(Gillies & Hook.) Tronc. – common beebrush, whitebrush, whitebush
  Aloysia hatschbachii
  Aloysia herrerae
  Aloysia lycioides Cham.
  Aloysia macrostachya (Torr.) Moldenke – Rio Grande beebrush
  Aloysia minthiosa
  Aloysia nahuire
  Aloysia oblanceolata
  Aloysia peruviana
  Aloysia polygalifolia
  Aloysia polystachya(Grisebach & Moldenke) – burro, burrito, ka'á jaguá
  Aloysia salviifolia
  Aloysia scorodonioides
  Aloysia sonorensis
  Aloysia velutina
  Aloysia virgata (Ruiz & Pav.) Pers. – almond verbena
  Aloysia wrightii (A.Gray) A.Heller – mintbush lippia, Wright's beebrush
caption: Aloysia wrightii
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