Trichostema dichotomum
| Forked bluecurls | |
|---|---|
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| Trichostema dichotomum blossom | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Asterids |
| Order: | Lamiales |
| Family: | Lamiaceae |
| Genus: | Trichostema |
| Species: | T. dichotomum |
| Binomial name | |
| Trichostema dichotomum L. | |
Trichostema dichotomum, with the common name forked bluecurls, is a plant in the mint family (Lamiaceae), that is native to eastern North America. [1]
The plant is found in the Midwestern and Eastern United States, Eastern Canada, and the Bahamas. [2] [3][4][5][6]
Description
Trichostema dichotomum is an annual herbaceous forb with opposite, simple leaves, and square, erect, hairy stems.
The flowers are blue, borne in late summer.[7]
References
- ↑ "Trichostema dichtomum". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. Retrieved 14 December 2015.
- ↑ USDA: Trichostema dichotomum distribution map
- ↑ Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
- ↑ Biota of North America Program 2013 county distribution map
- ↑ Wunderlin, R. P. 1998. Guide to the Vascular Plants of Florida i–x, 1–806. University Press of Florida, Gainesville
- ↑ Gleason, H. A. & A.J. Cronquist. 1991. Manual of the Vascular Plants of Northeastern United States and Adjacent Canada (ed. 2) i–910. New York Botanical Garden, Bronx
- ↑ Voss, E. G. 1996. Michigan Flora, Part III: Dicots (Pyrolaceae-Compositae). Cranbrook Inst. of Science, Ann Arbor.
Trichostema dichotomum, in the Florida panhandle region.
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