Aloysia gratissima (Gillies & Hook.) Tronc.

Whitebrush (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Lamiales > Verbenaceae > Aloysia

Characteristics

A shrub. It grows 1-3 m tall. The leaves are opposite and with short stalks. They are narrowly oval and 1-7 cm long by 0.5-3 mm wide.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
Growth support -
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 1.8 - 3.0
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

It is a subtropical plant. in Argentina it grows between sea level and 1,000 m above sea level.
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Sandy desert soils.
Light 4-9
Soil humidity 5-7
Soil texture 1-4
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 8-12

Usage

The leaves and flowers are used for tea.
Uses medicinal poison tea
Edible flowers leaves
Therapeutic use Catarrh (unspecified), Cold (unspecified), Poison (unspecified), Antifungal agents (unspecified), Anti-infective agents (unspecified), Urinary bladder diseases (unspecified)
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings.
Mode seedlings
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) -
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Habit

Aloysia gratissima habit picture by Trap Hers (cc-by-sa)
Aloysia gratissima habit picture by Trap Hers (cc-by-sa)

Leaf

Aloysia gratissima leaf picture by Cecilia Díaz Lescoure (cc-by-sa)
Aloysia gratissima leaf picture by Trap Hers (cc-by-sa)
Aloysia gratissima leaf picture by Trap Hers (cc-by-sa)

Flower

Aloysia gratissima flower picture by Ramiro Pujals (cc-by-sa)
Aloysia gratissima flower picture by Círculo de Fuego (cc-by-sa)
Aloysia gratissima flower picture by Trap Hers (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Aloysia gratissima world distribution map, present in Brazil and United States of America

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:9643-2
WFO ID wfo-0000950823
COL ID 99G6D
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN)
Wikipedia (FR) Link

Synonyms

Lippia lycioides Verbena integerrima Lantana virgata Verbena gratissima Aloysia mizquensis Lippia gratissima Aloysia famatinensis Aloysia lycioides Aloysia uruguayensis Aloysia floribunda Lippia affinis Lippia ligustrina var. lasiodonta Lippia ligustrina var. paraguariensis Lippia ligustrina var. schulzii Lippia gratissima var. schulzii Aloysia gratissima var. paraguariensis Aloysia ligustrina var. schulzii Aloysia lycioides var. paraguariensis Aloysia lycioides var. schulzii Aloysia lycioides var. schulziana Aloysia gratissima f. macrophylla Aloysia ligustrina var. paraguariensis Aloysia gratissima var. gratissima Aloysia gratissima