Trichostema ovatum
Trichostema ovatum | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Lamiales |
Family: | Lamiaceae |
Genus: | Trichostema |
Species: | T. ovatum
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Binomial name | |
Trichostema ovatum |
Trichostema ovatum is an uncommon species of flowering plant in the mint family known by the common name San Joaquin bluecurls.[1]
Distribution
[edit]It is endemic to the San Joaquin Valley of California, where it occurs in grassland habitat, as well as disturbed and alkali soils, such as chenopod scrub.
Description
[edit]Trichostema ovatum is an annual herb approaching 80 centimeters in maximum height, its aromatic herbage coated in woolly glandular and nonglandular hairs. The pointed oval leaves are 1 or 2 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. The four stamens are long and curved, measuring up to 1.6 centimeters long.
The plant blooms in May through October, with peak flowering in the hot summer.[2] Adequate rainfall is necessary for germination.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ NRCS. "Trichostema ovatum". PLANTS Database. United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved 14 December 2015.
- ^ a b Valley Flora Propagation Center Species Profile. CSU Stanislaus.
External links
[edit]- Media related to Trichostema ovatum at Wikimedia Commons
- Calflora Database: Trichostema ovatum (San Joaquin bluecurls)
- Jepson Manual eFlora (TJM2) treatment of Trichostema ovatum
- UC Photos gallery: Trichostema ovatum