Fogfruits or frogfruits facts for kids
"Frogfruit" redirects here. In colloquial use this often refers to Phyla nodiflora specifically.
Quick facts for kids Fogfruits or frogfruits |
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| Turkey tangle (P. nodiflora) with inflorescence | |
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Lamiales |
| Family: | Verbenaceae |
| Genus: | Phyla Lour. |
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| Phyla chinensis Lour.
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Phyla /ˈfaɪlə/ is a genus of eustarid plants in the verbena family, Verbenaceae. The name is derived from the Greek word φυλή (phyle), meaning "tribe", and most likely refers to the tightly clustered flowers or the spreading, mat-like growth. Members of the genus are known generally as fogfruit or frogfruit. Species once classified in the genus Lippia may be known by the common name lippia. Some species, e.g. Aztec Sweet Herb (P. dulcis), are used in cooking.
Selected species
- Phyla canescens (Kunth) Greene – hairy frogfruit/fogfruit
- Phyla chinensis Lour.
- Phyla cuneifolia (Torr.) Greene – wedgeleaf frogfruit/fogfruit, wedgeleaf
- Phyla dulcis (Trevir.) Moldenke, – Aztec sweet herb, honeyherb, hierba dulce (Spanish), tzopelic-xihuitl (Nahuatl)
- Phyla fruticosa (Mill.) Kennedy – diamondleaf frogfruit/fogfruit
- Phyla × intermedia Moldenke – intermediate frogfruit/fogfruit
- Phyla lanceolata (Michx.) Greene – lanceleaf frogfruit/fogfruit
- Phyla nodiflora (L.) Greene – turkey tangle, sawtooth frogfruit/fogfruit
- Phyla stoechadifolia (L.) Small – southern frogfruit/fogfruit
See also
In Spanish: Phyla para niños
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