Lippia palmeri

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Lippia palmeri is a species of flowering plant in the verbena family, Verbenaceae. It is native to the Sonoran Desert.

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Lippia palmeri
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Verbenaceae
Genus: Lippia
Species:
L. palmeri
Binomial name
Lippia palmeri
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It is a tall slender shrub, reaching 2 metres in height and spreading to 1 metre. Fragrant white flowers can be found on the plant after the rains.

Uses

The Seri call the shrub xomcahiift and use the leaves as a culinary herb. Medicinally Seri use an infusion of the leaves applied topically to kill head lice. [1]

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