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Trichostema lanceolatum Benth.

Vinegar Weed, Vinegarweed

Lamiaceae (Mint Family)

USDA Symbol: TRLA4

USDA Native Status: Native to U.S.

A tall, leafy, malodorous plant with pale blue to purple, bilaterally symmetrical flowers in long clusters in leaf axils.

The genus name comes from the Greek trichos (hair) and stemon (stamen), referring to the long slender stamens, which are characteristic of the genus. Among the several other species is the handsome, pleasantly aromatic shrub Woolly Blue Curls (T. lanatum), also known as Romero, which grows in southern California and has blue flowers in dense, terminal clusters covered with violet wool.

 

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Plant Characteristics

Duration: Annual
Habit: Herb
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Bloom Information

Bloom Time: Jul , Aug , Sep , Oct

Distribution

USA: CA , OR , WA
Native Distribution: Northwestern Oregon south to Baja California.
Native Habitat: Dry slopes and fields.
USDA Native Status: L48(N)

Value to Beneficial Insects

Special Value to Native Bees

This information was provided by the Pollinator Program at The Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation.

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Native Seed Network - Corvallis, OR

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Additional resources

USDA: Find Trichostema lanceolatum in USDA Plants
FNA: Find Trichostema lanceolatum in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Trichostema lanceolatum

Metadata

Record Modified: 2007-01-01
Research By: TWC Staff

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