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Aloysia wrightii is a species of flowering plant in the verbena family known by the common names Wright's beebrush and oreganillo. It is native to the southwestern United States and northern Mexico, where it can be found in desert, scrub, and woodland habitat. This is a thickly branching shrub which reaches nearly two meters in maximum height and is generally rounded in form. It has small, oval-shaped to nearly round leaves each no more than two centimeters long. The leaves have lightly toothed edges and hairy undersides. The flower cluster is a narrow, woolly spike up to 6 centimeters long, with small, widely spaced white flowers.

Plant type

Shrub

Size

4 - 7 ft Tall

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Color

White

Special uses

Hedge

Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water

Low

Site type

Rocky slopes slopes

Plant communities

Joshua Tree Woodland, Pinyon-Juniper Woodland

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