[The Mint Family in the Cascade Mountains of Oregon and Washington]

Blue Curls of the Cascade Mountains of Oregon and Washington

The Genus Trichostema

Oblong Bluecurls, Downy Blue Curls, Mountain Bluecurls, Mountain Blue Curls: Trichostema oblongum

The photograph above shows a close-up view of the inflorescence and upper leaves of oblong bluecurls. Note the long, slender calyx lobes and the numerous long, spreading hairs covering both surfaces of the leaves, the calyx lobes and the stems. Photographed in Conboy NWR..........July 2, 2006.

Vinegar Weed: Trichostema lanceolatum -

Downy Blue Curls, Mountain Bluecurls, Mountain Blue Curls, Oblong Bluecurls: Trichostema oblongum -

Siskiyou Blue Curls: Trichostema simulatum -


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