Taxon Report

Aloysia wrightii Abrams

Wright's beebrush

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Taxon Summary

Aloysia wrightii, commonly known as Wright's beebrush, is a perennial evergreen shrub in the Verbenaceae that is found in California and elsewhere. It occurs within Joshua tree "woodland", and Pinyon and juniper woodland, growing at elevations from 900 to 1600 meters. Aloysia wrightii is ranked 4.3, Plants of Limited Distribution, A Watch List; Not very threatened in California.

Classification


Scientific Name:	Aloysia wrightii Abrams
Common Name:	Wright's beebrush
Family:	Verbenaceae
Element Code:	PDVER02040
USDA Plants Symbol:	ALWR
Synonyms/Other Names:

Ecology and Life History


Lifeform:	perennial evergreen shrub
Blooming Period: Apr-Oct	Apr-Oct
Elevation:	900-1600 (2955-5250)
General Habitats:	Joshua tree "woodland", Pinyon and juniper woodland
Microhabitat:	Carbonate (often), Rocky
Microhabitat Details:

Conservation Status


CA Rare Plant Rank:	4.3
Global Rank:	G5
State Rank:	S4
State List:	None
Fed List:	None
Other Status:
CRPR Changes:

Occurrence Data from the CNDDB


Total Occurrences:	0
Element Occurrence Ranks:
Excellent (A)	0
Good (B)	0
Fair (C)	0
Poor (D)	0
None (X)	0
Unknown (U)	0

Location


California Endemic: False
California Counties and Islands: Name (Code)
Riverside (RIV), San Bernardino (SBD)
Quads: Name (Quad Code)
Cima Dome (3511535), Clark Mtn. (3511555), Crescent Peak (3511542), Desert Hot Springs (3311685), Fried Liver Wash (3311588), Hackberry Mountain (3511512), Hart Peak (3511531), Ivanpah (3511533), Ivanpah Lake (3511554), Malapai Hill (3311681), Mescal Range (3511545), Mineral Hill (3511544), Pachalka Spring (3511556), Twentynine Palms Mtn. (3411518), Whipple Mts. SW (3411434)

Threat List Data from the CNDDB


Threat List Total:	0
EOs with Threat Listed:	Total EOs	% of EOs
	0	0 %

Notes



See Muhlenbergia 1(9):147 (1906) for original description.
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Selected References

Citation California Native Plant Society, Rare Plant Program. 2025. Rare Plant Inventory (online edition, v9.5.1). Website https://www.rareplants.cnps.org [accessed 8 February 2025].