Trichostema ovatum
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Lamiales |
| Family: | Lamiaceae |
| Genus: | Trichostema |
| Species: | T. ovatum
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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]- ^ USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Trichostema ovatum". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 14 December 2015.
- ^ a b Valley Flora Propagation Center Species Profile. CSU Stanislaus.
External links
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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
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