[The Mint Family in Mt. Adams Country]

Oblong Bluecurls, Downy Blue Curls, Mountain Bluecurls, Mountain Blue Curls

Trichostema oblongum

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

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.

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

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.

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

Two close-up images of the flowers and paired upper stem leaves of oblong bluecurls as seen in Conboy Lake NWR..........July 31, 2008.

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

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.
Paul Slichter