Aloysia
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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