Kingdom: Plantae (2653)
Phylum: Tracheophyta (2566)
Class: Magnoliopsida (2162)
Order: Lamiales (195)
Family: Lamiaceae (96)(family description)
Genus: Phlomis (2)
Epithet: russeliana (Sims) Lag. ex Benth. (1)
russeliana => in honor of the Dukes of Bedford (Russells)