Trichostema ovatum

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

Trichostema ovatum is an uncommon species of flowering plant in the mint family known by the common name San Joaquin bluecurls.^[1]

Distribution[]

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[]

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[]

^ "Trichostema ovatum". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. Retrieved 14 December 2015.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b Valley Flora Propagation Center Species Profile. CSU Stanislaus.

External links[]

Media related to Trichostema ovatum at Wikimedia Commons
Calflora Database: Trichostema ovatum (San Joaquin bluecurls)
Jepson Manual eFlora (TJM2) treatment of Trichostema ovatum^{[permanent dead link]}
UC Photos gallery: Trichostema ovatum

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

[csu-2] Jump up to: ^a ^b Valley Flora Propagation Center Species Profile. CSU Stanislaus.

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