Aloysia gratissima
(Gillies & Hook.) Tronc.
Verbenaceae
Aloysia chacoensis Moldenke
Aloysia floribunda M.Martens & Galeotti
Aloysia lycioides Cham.
Aloysia meyeri Moldenke
Aloysia schulziana Moldenke
Aloysia sellowii (Briq.) Moldenke
Lantana virgata Larrañaga
Lippia affinis Briq.
Lippia gratissima (Gillies & Hook.) L.D.Benson
Lippia lycioides (Cham.) Steud.
Lippia sellowii Briq.
Verbena gratissima Gillies & Hook.
Verbena integerrima Larrañaga
Common Name: Whitebrush
Flowering stem
Photograph by: Dick Culbert
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General Information
Whitebrush is an aromatic, evergreen shrub growing up to 3 metres tall.
The plant is occasionally gathered from the wild for local medicinal use[
46- Title
- Dictionary of Economic Plants.
- Publication
-
- Author
- Uphof. J. C. Th.
- Publisher
- Weinheim
- Year
- 1959
- ISBN
- -
- Description
- An excellent and very comprehensive guide but it only gives very short descriptions of the uses without any details of how to utilize the plants. Not for the casual reader.
], and is cultivated in Argentina for stabilizing sand dunes[
].
Known Hazards
None known
Botanical References
Range
Southwest N. America - Arizona to Mexico. S. America - Argentina, Paraguay, Uruguay, Brazil, Bolivia
Habitat
Sandy desert soils.
Properties
| Medicinal Rating |  |
| Other Uses Rating |  |
| Habit | Evergreen Shrub |
| Height | 2.00 m |
| Cultivation Status | Cultivated, Wild |
Cultivation Details
A plant of the warm temperate zone to the tropics, usually ascending to higher elevations above 1,400 metres in the tropics. The plant can tolerate some frost, though is more likely to be deciduous in such circumstances.
Requires a sunny position and a well-drained soil.
Edible Uses
None known
Medicinal
An infusion of the flowers is used to treat catarrh and colds[
46- Title
- Dictionary of Economic Plants.
- Publication
-
- Author
- Uphof. J. C. Th.
- Publisher
- Weinheim
- Year
- 1959
- ISBN
- -
- Description
- An excellent and very comprehensive guide but it only gives very short descriptions of the uses without any details of how to utilize the plants. Not for the casual reader.
].
Agroforestry Uses:
The plant is grown to stabilize sand dunes[
].
Other Uses
None known
Propagation
Seed -
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Useful Tropical Plants Database 2014 by
Ken Fern,
web interface by
Ajna Fern
with help from
Richard Morris.
