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Blue Curls
Trichostema dichotomum
28.9207, -82.6363
Field Notes
Description:
Slightly fuzzy leaves. The first one I found looked healthy, but short. The second one I found looked more like a vine and I didn't recognize it as Trichostema at first because it had numerous galls on it from the moth Stagmatophora sexnotella (https://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/2137424570)
Habitat:
Beginning of 7 Mile Loop Trailhead. Many grasses nearby as well as Samolus ebracteatus, Sabatia stellaris, grasses, and some dense shrubs (maybe Yaupon Holly, not sure).
Notes:
I was told this was likely the Brooksville Ridge Trichostema... but I'm not sure that is an "official" species or subspecies yet
Reference Links:
Trichostema - Genus Page - ISB: Atlas of Florida Plants
Species ID Suggestions
Spotted for Missions
Photographed
PublishedFebruary 3, 2020
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