Oblong Bluecurls, Downy Blue Curls, Mountain Bluecurls, Mountain Blue Curls
Trichostema oblongum
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Two images showing close-up sideviews
of the flowers and the glandular leaves of oblong bluecurls. Note the long, arched filaments extending
above the petals. 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.
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The photograph at left shows a close-up of the paired, oblanceolate
leaves of oblong bluecurls while the photo at right shows the structure of a typical plant. Photographed in Conboy NWR........July 2,
2006.
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Two close-up images of the flowers and paired upper stem leaves of oblong bluecurls as seen in Conboy Lake NWR..........July 31, 2008.
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Two close-up images of the flowers and upper stem leaves of oblong bluecurls as seen in a drainage near the east rim of Canyon Creek in the Klickitat Wildlife Area......July 3, 2022.
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Oblong bluecurls observed along the edge of a stock/game pond at the North Breaks, Klickitat Wildlife Area......July 19, 2024.
Paul Slichter