''Trichostema simulatum'' is a species of flowering plant in the

mint family The Lamiaceae ( ) or Labiatae are a family of flowering plants commonly known as the mint, deadnettle, or sage family. Many of the plants are aromatic in all parts and include widely used culinary herbs like basil, mint, rosemary, sage, sav ...

known by the common name Siskiyou bluecurls. It is found n the western United States, where it is native to the southern

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in northern

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and southern

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, and in the northern

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of California. It grows in open and generally sandy or gravelly sites of

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s and adjacent

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s, at in elevation.

Description

''Trichostema simulatum'' is an annual herb grows up to about tall. Its aromatic foliage is coated in long and short glandular and nonglandular hairs. The lance-shaped leaves are 2 to 5 centimeters long. The

inflorescence In botany, an inflorescence is a group or cluster of flowers arranged on a plant's Plant stem, stem that is composed of a main branch or a system of branches. An inflorescence is categorized on the basis of the arrangement of flowers on a mai ...

is a long cyme of flowers growing from the stem between each leaf pair. Each flower has a hairy calyx of

sepal A sepal () is a part of the flower of angiosperms (flowering plants). Usually green, sepals typically function as protection for the flower in bud, and often as support for the petals when in bloom., p. 106 Etymology The term ''sepalum'' ...

s with triangular points and a tubular, lipped purple corolla. The four protruding

stamen The stamen (: stamina or stamens) is a part consisting of the male reproductive organs of a flower. Collectively, the stamens form the androecium., p. 10 Morphology and terminology A stamen typically consists of a stalk called the filament ...

s are curved.

References

External links

Calflora Database: ''Trichostema simulatum'' (Siskiyou bluecurls)Jepson Manual eFlora (TJM2) treatment of ''Trichostema simulatum''UC Photos gallery: ''Trichostema simulatum''
simulatum Flora of California Flora of Oregon Flora of the Cascade Range Flora of the Sierra Nevada (United States) Endemic flora of the United States Taxa named by Willis Linn Jepson Flora without expected TNC conservation status {{Lamiaceae-stub