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Southern bluecurls

Trichostema austromontanum

139 observations in the source records

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22 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 26, February 23, March 24, April 30, May 29, June 21, July 18, August 18, September 23, October 24, November 31, December 24.
United States342
California291
Nevada51
Mexico1
Baja California1

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
  • Wetland-associatedListed by a harvested source as obligate or frequent in wetland habitat.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

Remember the name next time.

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