Trichostema oblongum
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Trichostema oblongum is a species of flowering plant in the mint family
known by the common name oblong bluecurls. It is native to the northwestern United States from northern California
to Idaho
to Washington, its distribution extending north into British Columbia
. Its habitat includes meadows and streambanks. It is an annual herb approaching half a meter in maximum height, its aromatic herbage coated in glandular and nonglandular hairs. The elongated or lance-shaped leaves are 2 to 4 centimeters long. The inflorescence
is a series of clusters of flowers located at each leaf pair. Each flower has a hairy calyx of pointed sepal
s and a tubular, lipped purple corolla. The four curved stamen
s protrude from the lips of the flower.
Lamiaceae
The mints, taxonomically known as Lamiaceae or Labiatae, are a family of flowering plants. They have traditionally been considered closely related to Verbenaceae, but in the 1990s, phylogenetic studies suggested that many genera classified in Verbenaceae belong instead in Lamiaceae...
known by the common name oblong bluecurls. It is native to the northwestern United States from northern California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
to Idaho
Idaho
Idaho is a state in the Rocky Mountain area of the United States. The state's largest city and capital is Boise. Residents are called "Idahoans". Idaho was admitted to the Union on July 3, 1890, as the 43rd state....
to Washington, its distribution extending north into British Columbia
British Columbia
British Columbia is the westernmost of Canada's provinces and is known for its natural beauty, as reflected in its Latin motto, Splendor sine occasu . Its name was chosen by Queen Victoria in 1858...
. Its habitat includes meadows and streambanks. It is an annual herb approaching half a meter in maximum height, its aromatic herbage coated in glandular and nonglandular hairs. The elongated or lance-shaped leaves are 2 to 4 centimeters long. The inflorescence
Inflorescence
An inflorescence is a group or cluster of flowers arranged on a stem that is composed of a main branch or a complicated arrangement of branches. Strictly, it is the part of the shoot of seed plants where flowers are formed and which is accordingly modified...
is a series of clusters of flowers located at each leaf pair. Each flower has a hairy calyx of pointed sepal
Sepal
A sepal is a part of the flower of angiosperms . Collectively the sepals form the calyx, which is the outermost whorl of parts that form a flower. Usually green, sepals have the typical function of protecting the petals when the flower is in bud...
s and a tubular, lipped purple corolla. The four curved stamen
Stamen
The stamen is the pollen producing reproductive organ of a flower...
s protrude from the lips of the flower.