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. They are dentate. The fruit is a pair of nutlets covered by persistant calyx. The leaf scar and lateral buds on the winter twig are minute, about 0.5mm in length. 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



Aloysia wrightii, growth habit, photo Russ Kleinman, Donna Caruss & Dick Clark, Mogollon Mtns., Catwalk, September 30, 2009



Aloysia wrightii, field macro of flower, photo Russ Kleinman, Donna Caruss & Dick Clark, Mogollon Mtns., Catwalk, September 30, 2009



Aloysia wrightii, macro of fruit, photo Russ Kleinman, Pinos Altos Range, Acklin Hill, November 12, 2009



Aloysia wrightii, closeup of winter twig, photo Russ Kleinman, Burro Mtns., Saddlerock Canyon, March 3, 2010



Aloysia wrightii, closeup of portion of winter twig, photo Russ Kleinman, Burro Mtns., Saddlerock Canyon, March 3, 2010



Aloysia wrightii, 5x macro of minute lateral leaf scar and bud of winter twig, photo Russ Kleinman, Burro Mtns., Saddlerock Canyon, March 3, 2010


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