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Blue Curls

Trichostema dichotomum

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Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in New York.January 59, February 58, March 79, April 138, May 237, June 116, July 87, August 91, September 92, October 85, November 58, December 54.
United States10,596
New York1,143
Massachusetts801
North Carolina781
Virginia758
Maryland611
New Jersey534
Georgia482
Pennsylvania482
Texas468

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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

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