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Winter foliage, Photo by Renee Brecht |
Flower, Photo by Renee Brecht |
Britton and Brown. See
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| Botanical name: |
Trichostema setaceum Houtt.. |
| Common
name: |
narrowleaf bluecurls |
| Synonomy: |
| Trichostema dichotomum L. var. lineare (Walter) Pursh |
| Trichostema lineare Walter |
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| Group: |
dicot |
| Family: |
Lamiaceae |
| Growth
Type: |
forb/herb |
| Duration: |
annual |
| Origin: |
native |
| Plant
height: |
4"-30" |
| Foliage: |
square stems; simple, opposite leaves |
| Flowers: |
blue, 1/2" to 3/4" long |
| Flowering/fruiting time: |
August to October |
| Habitat: |
dry open woods, clearings |
| Range
in
New Jersey: |
Atlantic,Cape May, Cumberland, Camden and Monmouth counties
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| Heritage ranking if any: |
S2, HL |
| Distribution: |
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| Misc. |
Local, somewhat uncommon. Similar to T. dichotomum but with very narrow leaves. |
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Sources
**USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913. An illustrated flora of the northern United States, Canada and the British Possessions. Vol. 3: 105. |
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