Aloysia deserticola

Aloysia deserticola
	A specimen near Socaire, to the south of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile.
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Lamiales
Family:	Verbenaceae
Genus:	Aloysia
Species:	A. deserticola
Binomial name
	Aloysia deserticola; (Phil.) Lu-Irving & N.O'Leary
Synonyms
	Acantholippia deserticola (Phil.) Moldenke ; Acantholippia punenis Botta ; Lippia deserticola Phil. ; Lippia microphylla Phil. ; Lippia trifida Phil. ;

Aloysia deserticola, also known as rica-rica or kore, is an aromatic shrub that is endemic to the Andean Altiplano, concentrated in the Chilean regions of Arica y Parinacota, Tarapacá, and Antofagasta.