Trichostema setaceum

Trichostema setaceum
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Lamiaceae
Genus: Trichostema
Species:
T. setaceum
Binomial name
Trichostema setaceum
Synonyms[1]
  • Trichostema lineare (Walter)
  • Trichostema dichotomum L. var. lineare (Walter) Pursh

Trichostema setaceum is an herbaceous flowering plant. Commonly referred to as narrowleaf bluecurls, it is in the Lamiaceae (mint family).[2] It grows in sandy soil, sandhills, and rocky uplands.[3]

Description

Narrowleaf bluecurls is an annual growing to 50 cm (20 in). Stunning purple-blue flowers are borne from September to October. The stamens extend far beyond the petals, growing up to 20 mm (0.79 in).[4] The leaves of T. setaceum are toothed or entire.[5]

Conservation

It is listed as endangered in Kentucky, New York, Ohio, and Pennsylvania.[6] It is critically imperiled in Missouri.[4]

References

  1. ^ "Plants Profile for Trichostema setaceum (narrowleaf bluecurls)". plants.usda.gov.
  2. ^ "Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center - The University of Texas at Austin". www.wildflower.org. Retrieved 2020-03-01.
  3. ^ "Trichostema setaceum page". www.alabamaplants.com. Retrieved 2020-03-01.
  4. ^ a b "Trichostema setaceum page". www.missouriplants.com. Retrieved 2020-03-01.
  5. ^ Radford, Albert E., Harry E. Ahles, and C. Ritchie Bell. Manual of the Vascular Flora of the Carolinas. 1964, 1968. The University of North Carolina Press. 897. Print.
  6. ^ "Plants Profile for Trichostema setaceum (narrowleaf bluecurls)". plants.usda.gov. Retrieved 2020-03-01.


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