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	Phyla nodiflora  (L.) GREENE

Fam.: Verbenaceae / Verbena Fam.

Synon.:  Lippia nodiflora  (L.) MICHX.

Genus:  Phyla  LOUR.,  Lippia  L.

Authors:
	L.:		Carl von Linné (Linnaeus, 1707 - 1777), Swedish naturalist who introduced the binary naming system for plants and animals
	GREENE:		Edward Lee Greene (1843 - 1915), botanist in USA
	MICHX.:		André Michaux (1746 - 1803), French explorer and botanist
	LOUR.:		João de Loureiro (1717 - 1791), Portuguese missionary and botanist

Etymology:
	Phyla:		phylon = stem: form of the inflorescence
	nodiflora:		flowers at nodes
	Lippia:		Auguste Lippi (1678 - 1704), French physician and naturalist

Fig. 1:  Phyla nodiflora / Turtle Grass, Turkey-Tangle Fogfruit I Liguria, Cinque Terre 28.9.2023

Fig. 2:  Phyla nodiflora / Turtle Grass, Turkey-Tangle Fogfruit I Liguria, Cinque Terre 28.9.2023

Fig. 3:  Phyla nodiflora / Turtle Grass, Turkey-Tangle Fogfruit I Liguria, Cinque Terre 28.9.2023

Fig. 4:  Phyla nodiflora / Turtle Grass, Turkey-Tangle Fogfruit I Liguria, Cinque Terre 28.9.2023

Fig. 5:  Phyla nodiflora / Turtle Grass, Turkey-Tangle Fogfruit I Liguria, Cinque Terre 28.9.2023

Fig. 6:  Phyla nodiflora / Turtle Grass, Turkey-Tangle Fogfruit I Liguria, Cinque Terre 28.9.2023

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