Hebrew: ליפיה זוחלת, Arabic: النجيل الصيني
| Scientific name: | Phyla nodiflora (L.) Greene | |
| Synonym name: | Lippia nodiflora (L.) Michaux | |
| Common name: | Turkey tangle fogfruit, lippia, Turtle grass | |
| Hebrew name: | ליפיה זוחלת | |
| Arabic name: | النجيل الصيني | |
| Egypt: | "Lebbia" | |
| Family: | Verbenaceae, ורבניים |
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| Life form: | Hemicryptophyte | |
| Stems: | Procumbent, non-flowering stems rooting at the nodes; ascending flowering stems 10-30cm | |
| Leaves: | Opposite, entire, obovate to oblanceolate, tapering into a cuneate base, margins serrate to the acute apex | |
| Inflorescence: | Short, stout axillary spikes 5-7mm in diameter; peduncles much exceeding the subtending leaves | |
| Flowers: | Calyx deeply lobed; corolla white, later becoming pale pinkish, slightly pubescent, corolla-lobes unequal | |
| Fruits / pods: | 2 1-seeded nutlets, ovoid, smooth | |
| Flowering Period: | April, May, June, July, August, September | |
| Habitat: | Humid habitats | |
| Distribution: | Mediterranean Woodlands and Shrublands, Semi-steppe shrublands, Shrub-steppes, Deserts and extreme deserts | |
| Chorotype: | Tropical - Med - Euro-Siberian | |
| Summer shedding: | Perennating |
Derivation of the botanical name: Phyla, Greek phyle, φυλαί phylai, the clan-based voting groups in Greek city-states, a tribe; probably from the flowers being tightly clustered in heads. nodiflora, nodus, a knot; florus, to bloom, to flower; flowers from nodes. Lippia, named after Augustus Lippi (1678 - 1701), an Italian naturalist and botanist. He was killed in Abyssinia. The Hebrew name: ליפיה, Lippia, after Augustus Lippi (1678 - 1701), an Italian naturalist and botanist.
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