Biology:Trichostema arizonicum
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Short description: Species of flowering plant
| Arizona bluecurls | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Lamiales |
| Family: | Lamiaceae |
| Genus: | Trichostema |
| Species: | T. arizonicum
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| Binomial name | |
| Trichostema arizonicum A.Gray
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Trichostema arizonicum, the Arizona bluecurls,[1] is a perennial plant in the mint family (Lamiaceae) native to the Southwestern United States (Arizona, New Mexico, Texas ) and northwestern Mexico.[2][3][4][5]:127 It has striking curling flowers and can often be found along road sides.[5]:127 The genus name means "hair stems" in reference to the graceful stamens that curl around to dab pollen on the backs of insect pollinators.[5]:127
References
- ↑ "Trichostema arizonicum". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. https://plants.usda.gov/core/profile?symbol=TRAR.
- ↑ Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
- ↑ Biota of North America Program 2013 county distribution map
- ↑ Southeastern Arizona Wildflowers, Trichostema arizonicum – Arizona Bluecurls/
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 Sonoran Desert Wildflowers, Richard Spellenberg, 2nd ed., 2012, ISBN:9780762773688
Wikidata ☰ Q15374187 entry
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