lippia Synonyms

Any of various tropical and subtropical herbs, shrubs, or small trees of the genus Lippia (or the closely related genus Phyla) in the verbena family (Verbenaceae), bearing aromatic foliage and dense, head-like spikes of small white, pink, or lavender tubular flowers, some species of which are grown as drought-tolerant flowering groundcover or used as culinary herbs such as Mexican oregano.