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Trichostema micranthum

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Trichostema micranthum
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Lamiaceae
Genus: Trichostema
Species:
T. micranthum
Binomial name
Trichostema micranthum

Trichostema micranthum is a species of flowering plant in the mint family, known by the common name smallflower bluecurls.[1]

Distribution

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The plant is native to Southern California, northwestern Arizona, and northern Baja California state.[2] In California populations are found in the San Bernardino Mountains and San Emigdio Mountains of the Transverse Ranges.[3]

Its habitat includes meadow wetlands and riparian riverbanks, often in white fir (Abies concolor) and Yellow pine forest habitats. It grows at 1,500–2,500 metres (4,900–8,200 ft) in elevation.

Description

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Trichostema micranthum is an annual herb growing to under 3 decimetres (12 in) in maximum height.

Its aromatic foliage is coated in short, glandular and nonglandular hairs. The pointed oval or lance-shaped leaves are up to 4.5 centimeters long.

The inflorescence is a series of clusters of flowers located at each leaf pair. Each flower has a hairy calyx of pointed sepals and a tubular, lipped purple corolla a few millimeters in length. The four stamens are sometimes protrude from the lips of the corolla.

References

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  1. ^ USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "​Trichostema micranthum​". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 14 December 2015.
  2. ^ BONAP's North American Plant Atlas: Trichostema species
  3. ^ Calflora: Distribution map
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