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Trichostema micranthum

Gray

Small-flower Bluecurls

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Identity

Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.129127

Element CodePDLAM22080

Record TypeSPECIES

ClassificationSpecies

Classification StatusStandard

Name CategoryVascular Plant

KingdomPlantae

PhylumAnthophyta

ClassDicotyledoneae

OrderLamiales

FamilyLamiaceae

GenusTrichostema

Concept Reference

Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.

Taxonomic Comments

A distinct species in a genus of about 15 species in North America.

Conservation Status

Review Date1996-06-20

Change Date1997-03-18

Edition Date1989-07-25

Edition AuthorsGardner, P.A.

Range Extent250-2,500,000 square km (about 100-1,000,000 square miles)

Rank Reasons

Known from Riverside and Santa Barbara counties, California (where is it uncommon), Mohave County, Arizona, and Baja California, Mexico.

Range Extent Comments

San Bernadino Mountains and northern lower California; western Arizona; north Baja California, Mexico.

Occurrences Comments

Reported from near Mount Trumbull, Mohave County, Arizona; Riverside and Santa Barbara counties, California; Baja California.

Ecology & Habitat

Habitat

Drying margins of lakes, in meadows, and along streams. Yellow pine forests at 1950 to 2100 m elevation.

Other Nations (1)

United StatesNNR

Province	Rank	Native
Arizona	S1	Yes
California	S3	Yes

Plant Characteristics

Economic Value (Genus)No

Roadless Areas (1)

Arizona (1)

Area	Forest	Acres
Sheridan Mountain	Prescott National Forest	37,600

References (3)

Hickman, J. C., ed. 1993. The Jepson manual: Higher plants of California. University of California Press, Berkeley, CA. 1400 pp.
Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.
Smith, J.P., and K. Berg. 1988. California native plant society's inventory of rare and endangered vascular plants of California. 4th edition. California Native Plant Society, Sacramento. 168 pp.