Data provided by the participants of the Consortium of California Herbaria

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Trichostema oblongum, known by the common names oblong bluecurls and mountain bluecurls, is a species of flowering plant in the mint family . It is native to California and the Northwestern United States in Oregon, Idaho, and Washington, and north into British Columbia, Canada. Trichostema oblongum is an annual herb approaching five decimeters (20 in) in maximum height. Its aromatic foliage is coated in glandular and nonglandular hairs. The elongated or lance-shaped leaves are 2 to 4 centimeters (0. 79 to 1. 57 in). The inflorescence is a series of clusters of flowers located at each leaf pair. Each flower has a hairy calyx of pointed sepals and a tubular, lipped purple corolla. The four curved stamens protrude from the lips of the flower.

Plant type

Annual herb

Size

2 ft Tall

Plant communities

Lodgepole Forest, Mixed Evergreen Forest, North Coastal Coniferous Forest, Red Fir Forest, Subalpine Forest, Yellow Pine Forest

Hummingbirds
Bees
Butterflies

Pollinators supported

0 confirmed and 52 likely

  • Likely

  • Confirmed

Eastern Carder Bee

Anthidiellum notatum

Anthidium maculosum

California Digger Bee

Anthophora californica

Short Sun-digger

Anthophora curta