Kingdom: Plantae (2625)
Phylum: Tracheophyta (2528)
Class: Magnoliopsida (2137)
Order: Lamiales (177)
Family: Lamiaceae (93)(family description)
Genus: Phlomis (2)
Epithet: russeliana (Sims) Lag. ex Benth. (1)
russeliana => in honor of the Dukes of Bedford (Russells)