Trichostema Explained

Trichostema is a genus of flowering plants in the family Lamiaceae, which are aromatic herbs or subshrubs. These plants are native to North America.^{[1] [2]} Many plant of this genus which have whorls of small blue flowers are called by the common name bluecurls.

Species

Species include:

• Trichostema arizonicum A.Gray – Arizona, New Mexico, Texas, Sonora, Chihuahua
• Trichostema austromontanum H.F.Lewis – Nevada, California, Baja California
• Trichostema brachiatum L. - central and eastern North America
• Trichostema dichotomum L. – Bahamas, Quebec, Ontario, eastern and south-central United States
• Trichostema fruticosum K.S.McClell. - Mississippi, Alabama, Florida, Georgia
• Trichostema lanatum Benth. – California, Baja California
• Trichostema lanceolatum Benth. – Washington, Oregon, California, Baja California
• Trichostema laxum A.Gray – Oregon, California
• Trichostema mexicanum Epling – northeastern Mexico
• Trichostema micranthum A.Gray – Arizona, California, Baja California
• Trichostema nesophilum – North Carolina, South Carolina
• Trichostema oblongum Benth. – British Columbia, Washington, Oregon, California, Nevada, Idaho
• Trichostema ovatum Curran – California
• Trichostema parishii Vasey – California, Baja California
• Trichostema purpusii Brandegee – central and southern Mexico
• Trichostema rubisepalum Elmer – central California
• Trichostema ruygtii H.Lewis – northern California (Lake, Napa, Solano Counties)
• Trichostema setaceum Houtt. – eastern and south-central United States
• Trichostema simulatum Jeps. – Oregon, California
• Trichostema suffrutescens Kearney – Florida

Notes and References

1. http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/namedetail.do?name_id=208472 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
2. http://bonap.net/NAPA/TaxonMaps/Genus/County/Trichostema Biota of North America Program 2013 county distribution maps