Name: means white leaf, leukos phyllos.
English: Barometer bush; Sages.
Region: southwestern United States, Mexico.
Genus: 15 species.
Taxonomy: family
Myoporaceae.
BotanyEvergreen shrubs; flowers solitary, axillary, bell-shaped, funnel-shaped, five lobes, two lips, color from white to magenta, purple; leaves trichome-covered; in sandy soils, high salt tolerance; dry tolerant, require minimal water.
Use: hedges; forecast rain, blooming several days before a rainstorm.