Trichostema parishii
| Trichostema parishii | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Asterids |
| Order: | Lamiales |
| Family: | Lamiaceae |
| Subfamily: | Teucrioideae |
| Genus: | Trichostema |
| Species: | T. parishii |
| Binomial name | |
| Trichostema parishii Vasey | |
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 2 3 4 5 Jepson: Trichostema parishii
- 1 2 3 Calflora: Trichostema parishii
- ↑ "Trichostema parishii". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. Retrieved 14 December 2015.
External links
- Calflora Database: Trichostema parishii (Parish's bluecurls)
- Jepson Manual eFlora (TJM2) treatment of Trichostema parishii
- UC Photos gallery: Trichostema parishii