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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