Kingdom: Plantae (2659)
Phylum: Tracheophyta (2572)
Class: Magnoliopsida (2167)
Order: Lamiales (196)
Family: Lamiaceae (97)(family description)
Genus: Phlomis (2)
Epithet: russeliana (Sims) Lag. ex Benth. (1)
russeliana => in honor of the Dukes of Bedford (Russells)