Trichostema

Trichostema
Trichostema lanatum
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Lamiaceae
Subfamily: Ajugoideae
Genus: Trichostema
L.
Type species
Trichostema dichotomum
L.[1]
Synonyms[2]
  • Isanthus Michx.
  • Eplingia L.O.Williams

Trichostema is a genus of flowering plants in the family Lamiaceae, which are aromatic herbs or subshrubs. These plants are native to North America.[2][3] Most species in this genus are referred to by the common name bluecurls because of their blue to purple flowers and relatively long, curled stamens.[4]

There are 26 species recognized in the genus.[5] These species are divided into 6 sections based on life history, morphology, chromosome number, and genetics.[6][7] Research on Trichostema in Florida in the early 2020s concluded that there were 10 species native to the state (previously there were only three recognized).[8][9] This determination was based on genetic, morphological, ecological, and phenological data.[9]

Species

Species include:[2][9]

References

  1. ^ lectotype designated by N. L. Britton et A. Brown, Ill. Fl. N.U.S. ed. 2. 3: 104 (1913)
  2. ^ a b c Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  3. ^ Biota of North America Program 2013 county distribution maps
  4. ^ NRCS. "Trichostema". PLANTS Database. United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved 14 December 2015.
  5. ^ "Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2025-12-12.
  6. ^ Lewis, Harlan (1945-03-01). "A revision of the genus trichostema". Brittonia. 5 (3): 276–303. doi:10.2307/2804884. ISSN 1938-436X.
  7. ^ Weakley, A. S.; Kees, J. C.; Sorrie, B. A.; Ward, S. G.; Poindexter, D. B.; Brock, M.; Estes, L. D.; Bridges, E. L.; Orzell, S. L.; Levin, G. A.; McClelland, R. K. S.; Schmidt, R. J.; Namestnik, S. A. (2023). "Studies in the vascular flora of the southeastern United States. IX". Journal of the Botanical Research Institute of Texas. 17 (1): 191–257.
  8. ^ https://www.flawildflowers.org/seven-new-trichostema-species/
  9. ^ a b c Mcclelland, R. Kevan Schoonover; Weakley, Alan S.; Poindexter, Derick B. (2023-07-18). "Seven new species of Trichostema (Lamiaceae: Ajugoideae) from the North American Coastal Plain biodiversity hotspot". Phytotaxa. 603 (2): 95–149. doi:10.11646/phytotaxa.603.2.1. ISSN 1179-3163.
  10. ^ Weakley, Alan S.; Schoonover McClelland, R. Kevan; LeBlond, Richard J.; Bradley, Keith A.; Matthews, James F.; Anderson, Chad; Franck, Alan R; Lange, James (2019). "Studies in the Vascular Flora of the Southeastern United States: V" (PDF). Journal of the Botanical Research Institute of Texas. 13 (1): 107–129. doi:10.17348/jbrit.v13.i1.832. S2CID 244513799.