Trichostema dichotomum is another of our native plants in the mint family. We came across this specimen last week when we were monitoring in Oak Openings. It is common, but easily ignored (the plant grows to only 6 inches here). It pays to take a closer look. The dangling stamen remind me of the plume on Gambel's quail.
Love the common name - "Blue Curls".
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(That's the best I could do with googling the Latin:)
plants rock, and you can eat some of them too....!
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