Trichostema parishii
| Trichostema parishii | |
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| Scientific classification Edit this classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Lamiales |
| Family: | Lamiaceae |
| Genus: | Trichostema |
| Species: | T. parishii
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| Binomial name | |
| Trichostema parishii | |
Trichostema parishii is a species of flowering plant in the mint family known by the common name Parish's bluecurls.[1][2][3]
Distribution
It is native to the Transverse Ranges and Peninsular Ranges of southern California and south into Baja California.[1][2] Its habitat includes chaparral and coastal sage scrub.[2] It grows at 600–2,000 metres (2,000–6,600 ft) in elevation.[1]
Description
Trichostema parishii is a shrub that grows to a maximum height around 12 decimetres (3.9 ft).[1] Its aromatic herbage coated in short glandular and nonglandular hairs. The linear leaves are up to 6 centimeters long. Their edges curl under, and they are hairy, especially on the undersides. A cluster of smaller leaves may occur in the axils of each main leaf. The inflorescence is a long cyme of flowers growing from the stem between each leaf pair. The inflorescence is coated in fluffy, woolly hairs in shades of blue, pink and purple. Each flower has a hairy calyx of pointed sepals and a tubular, lipped purple corolla, the main lower lip measuring up to a centimeter in length. The four stamens are long and curved, measuring up to 2.5 centimeters long. Its bloom period is from March to May.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Jepson: Trichostema parishii
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Calflora: Trichostema parishii
- ↑ NRCS. "Trichostema parishii". PLANTS Database. United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved 14 December 2015.
