-Plants (Kingdom Plantae)

-Vascular Plants (Phylum Tracheophyta)

-Flowering Plants (Subphylum Angiospermae)

-Dicots (Class Magnoliopsida)

-Mints, Plantains, Olives, and Allies (Order Lamiales)

-Verbena Family (Family Verbenaceae)

-Tribe Lantaneae

-Genus Lippia

-Bushy Lippia (Lippia alba)

Native to tropical and subtropical regions of the Americas, including Central and South America. The flowers are usually white, pink, or light lavender and bloom profusely. Rich in essential oils, primarily citral, limonene, linalool, and carvone, which give it a strong lemony scent.