-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

-Frogfruits (Genus Phyla)

-Turkey Tangle Frogfruit (Phyla nodiflora)

The distinct white and purple flowers, though small, are very showy when planted in mass and attract a wide variety of pollinators including butterflies, bees, and moths. It is also the caterpillar host plant for several butterfly species. Flowers conisit of white to pinkish petals surrounding a purple center.