Trichostema micranthum

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

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

Distribution[]

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[]

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[]

^ "Trichostema micranthum". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. Retrieved 14 December 2015.
^ BONAP's North American Plant Atlas: Trichostema species
^ Calflora: Distribution map

External links[]

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[1] "Trichostema micranthum". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. Retrieved 14 December 2015.

[2] BONAP's North American Plant Atlas: Trichostema species

[3] Calflora: Distribution map

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