Other common names for this plant include Frogfruit, Texas Frogfruit, Creeping Lippia, Mat Grass, Cape Weed. Other scientific names for this plant are Phlya incisa, Lippia nodiflora, and Lippia incisa.

Native to the southern half of the United States, turkey tangle fogfruit is a low growing evergreen groundcover in frost free regions.

Importance as a caterpillar food source: Common Buckeye, Phaon Crescent and White Peacock butterflies all use turkey tangle fogfruit as a caterpillar food source.

Importance as a butterfly nectar source: Due to it's long flowering season, turkey tangle fogfruit is considered a good nectar source.

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