Verbenaceae

Common hard-leaved pea

Lippia hirsuta L.f.

Family: Verbenaceae
Genus: Lippia

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Common hard-leaved pea (Lippia hirsuta) — FlowerPhoto: Andrés Ramírez-Barrera, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (2)

Afrikaans: Liparia hirsuta, Gewone Hardeblaar-ertjie
English: Common hard-leaved pea

Synonyms

Dipterocalyx scaberrimus Schltdl.
Lippia briquetii Moldenke
Lippia floribunda Briq.
Lippia hirsuta var. moritzii (Turcz.) López-Pal.
Lippia hirsuta var. sphacelifolia (Benth.) Kuntze
Lippia moritzii Turcz.
Lippia schlechtendalii Moldenke
Lippia sphacelifolia Benth.

Flowers

In flower: May to August (from 16 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Photos

FlowerPhoto: Andrés Ramírez-Barrera, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Andrés Ramírez-Barrera, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Andrés Ramírez-Barrera, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Andrés Ramírez-Barrera, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Andrés Ramírez-Barrera, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Andrés Ramírez-Barrera, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FruitPhoto: Andrés Ramírez-Barrera, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FruitPhoto: Andrés Ramírez-Barrera, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FruitPhoto: Andrés Ramírez-Barrera, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Andrés Ramírez-Barrera, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Nicolás Baresch Uribe, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Nicolás Baresch Uribe, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.