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San Joaquin bluecurls

Trichostema ovatum

72 observations in the source records

Wildlife study photograph from iNaturalist.
(c) meshka, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

24 photos

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What the records say

Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in California.January 14, February 12, March 13, April 16, May 15, June 11, July 10, August 10, September 12, October 13, November 16, December 13.
United States265
California154
Nevada111

Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.

Traits

Group and habits

  • Forb or herb growth formListed by a harvested source as having a forb or herbaceous growth form.USDA PLANTS Characteristics
  • Annual plantListed by a harvested source as having an annual life duration.USDA PLANTS Characteristics
  • Pollinator-associated plantDescends from a plant lineage commonly associated with pollinators.Inferred from its group

Classification

KingdomPlants · Plantae
PhylumVascular Plants · Tracheophyta
ClassDicots · Magnoliopsida
OrderMints, Plantains, Olives, and Allies · Lamiales
FamilyMint Family · Lamiaceae
Genusbluecurls · Trichostema

Sources

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Practise San Joaquin bluecurls with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.