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Lippia
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Lippia - L. nodiflora is a dwarf perennial creeper bearing in summer heads of pretty pink blooms.

 


Lippia nodiflora
Frogfruit
Verbenaceae Family
Compiled by the Master Gardeners
of the University of Arizona Pima County Cooperative Extension.

Index- plants in this Family
Verbenaceae / Verbena Lippia (Phyla nodiflora)
Lippia is also known as Turkey Tangle Fogfruit which is the official vernacular. Formerly considered in to be in the genus Lippia. ...

Lippia Citriodora
See Verbena.
Common Name Index
A MODERN HERBAL Home Page ...

Genus Lippia con­tains about 200 species from the tropics of Africa and America; of these, the Mexican Oregano (L. graveolens ) is most important as a new-world substitute for oregano. Another plant worth mentioning is L.

Home > Plants > Perennials > Lemon verbena (syn. Lippia citriodora)
Lemon verbena (syn. Lippia citriodora)
Aloysia citrodora ...

Lippia dulcis, Phyla scaberrime, Lippia mexicana
Family: Verbenaceae
Aztec Sweet Herb, Sweetleaf
Origin: Central America, Nicaragua ...

Lippia montevidensis Spreng.Lantana sellowiana Link & Otto
Common Names
creeping lantana, purple lantana, Sellow's lantana, small lantana, trailing lantana, trailing shrubverbena, weeping lantana, wild verbena ...

Wright Lippia [English]: Aloysia wrightii
Wright Meadow Rue [English]: Thalictrum fendleri var. wrightii
Wright Milkpea [English]: Galactia wrightii var. mollissima
Wright Milkpea [English]: Galactia wrightii var. wrightii ...

9/275: Lippia (120), Lantana (100). Mostly New World
Synonymy: Lantanaceae Martynov ...

A. citrodora. Lippia citrodora. L. triphylla. Verbena triphylla.
Known Hazards
The essential oil from the plant might sensitise the skin to sunlight[238].

Cedrón del Perú - Lippia triphylla
Ceje - Helianthemum cinereum
Celerio - Apium graveolens
Celidonia mayor - Chelidonium majus
Celidonia menor - Ranunculus ficaria
Cenizo - Chenopodium album
Cenizo hedionda - Chenopodium vulvaria ...

Aloysia triphylla (formerly Lippia citriodora) has been long known to European gardeners as "Herb Louisa." The genus name Aloysia is a latinized form of Louisa, as it was named for Princess Louisa of Parma, wife of King carlos IV of Spain.

citriodora, Lippia citriodora)
The scent of Lemon Drops is delivered whenever the leaves of this deciduous shrub are brushed. Commonly used in herbal confections. An upright to sprawling shrub producing tiny spikes of white blooms in late summer.

Aloysia triphylla, Lippia citriodora
Herbs
Difficult from seed; bottom heat aids germination. Well-drained soil and good light, 90F/32C. May also be grown from stem tip cuttings in spring and summer. Zone 7-10 ...

'Mexican Oregano' can mean either Lippia graveolens or Poliomintha longiflora. They are considered similar in flavor, but stronger than oregano.
In Puerto Rico and Cuba, Plectranthus anboinicus can be found labeled as oregano.

Many cultivated verbenas (herbs or shrubs) have fragrant blossoms and leaves that are sometimes used as condiments or for distillation of oils or for tea, as are those of the similar lemon verbena (Lippia citriodora) of tropical America and Africa.

Lemon verbena (Lippia citriodora)
Lesser calamint (Calamintha nepeta), nipitella, nepitella (Italy)
Licorice, liquorice (Glycyrrhiza glabra)
Lime flower, linden flower (Tilia spp.)
Lovage (Levisticum officinale) ...

See also: Verbena, May, Medic, Lemon, Green

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