Trichostema simulatum
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Trichostema simulatum is a species of flowering plant in the mint family
known by the common name Siskiyou bluecurls. It is native to Oregon
and northern California
as far south as the northern half of the Sierra Nevada. It grows in open areas in forest, woodland, and other habitat. This annual herb grows up to about 40 centimeters tall, its aromatic herbage coated in long and short glandular and nonglandular hairs. The lance-shaped leaves are 2 to 5 centimeters long. The inflorescence
is a long cyme of flowers growing from the stem between each leaf pair. Each flower has a hairy calyx of sepal
s with triangular points and a tubular, lipped purple corolla. The four protruding stamen
s are curved.
Lamiaceae
The mints, taxonomically known as Lamiaceae or Labiatae, are a family of flowering plants. They have traditionally been considered closely related to Verbenaceae, but in the 1990s, phylogenetic studies suggested that many genera classified in Verbenaceae belong instead in Lamiaceae...
known by the common name Siskiyou bluecurls. It is native to Oregon
Oregon
Oregon is a state in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. It is located on the Pacific coast, with Washington to the north, California to the south, Nevada on the southeast and Idaho to the east. The Columbia and Snake rivers delineate much of Oregon's northern and eastern...
and northern California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
as far south as the northern half of the Sierra Nevada. It grows in open areas in forest, woodland, and other habitat. This annual herb grows up to about 40 centimeters tall, its aromatic herbage coated in long and short glandular and nonglandular hairs. The lance-shaped leaves are 2 to 5 centimeters long. The inflorescence
Inflorescence
An inflorescence is a group or cluster of flowers arranged on a stem that is composed of a main branch or a complicated arrangement of branches. Strictly, it is the part of the shoot of seed plants where flowers are formed and which is accordingly modified...
is a long cyme of flowers growing from the stem between each leaf pair. Each flower has a hairy calyx of sepal
Sepal
A sepal is a part of the flower of angiosperms . Collectively the sepals form the calyx, which is the outermost whorl of parts that form a flower. Usually green, sepals have the typical function of protecting the petals when the flower is in bud...
s with triangular points and a tubular, lipped purple corolla. The four protruding stamen
Stamen
The stamen is the pollen producing reproductive organ of a flower...
s are curved.