Taxon Report

Trichostema ovatum Curran

San Joaquin bluecurls

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Classification


Scientific Name:	Trichostema ovatum Curran
Common Name:	San Joaquin bluecurls
Family:	Lamiaceae
Element Code:	PDLAM220A0
USDA Plants Symbol:	TROV
Synonyms/Other Names:

Ecology and Life History


Lifeform:	annual herb
Blooming Period: (Apr-Jun)Jul-Oct	(Apr-Jun)Jul-Oct
Elevation:	65-320 (215-1050)
General Habitats:	Chenopod scrub, Valley and foothill grassland
Microhabitat:
Microhabitat Details:

Conservation Status


CA Rare Plant Rank:	4.2
Global Rank:	G3
State Rank:	S3
State List:	None
Fed List:	None
Other Status:
CRPR Changes:

Occurrence Data from the CNDDB


Total Occurrences:	0
Element Occurrence Ranks:
Excellent (A)	0
Good (B)	0
Fair (C)	0
Poor (D)	0
None (X)	0
Unknown (U)	0

Location


California Endemic: True
California Counties and Islands: Name (Code)
Fresno (FRE), Kern (KRN), Kings (KNG), San Benito (SBT), San Luis Obispo (SLO), Santa Barbara (SBA), Sonoma (SON), Tulare (TUL), Ventura (VEN)
Quads: Name (Quad Code)
Arvin (3511827), Avenal Gap (3511978), Ballinger Canyon (3411984), Belridge (3511946), Blackwells Corner (3511957), Buttonwillow (3511944), Cantua Creek (3612053), Ciervo Mtn. (3612045), Coal Oil Canyon (3511911), Cuyama (3411985), Cuyamaca Peak (3211685), Deepwell Ranch (3511961), Delano East (3511972), Delano West (3511973), Democrat Hot Springs (3511856), East Elk Hills (3511934), Edison (3511837), Elkhorn Hills (3511915), Famoso (3511952), Firebaugh (3612074), Fort Ross (3812352), Gosford (3511931), Jamesan (3612062), Kerman (3612061), Kettleman City (3611918), Knob Hill (3511858), La Cima (3612011), Lamont (3511838), Los Viejos (3511988), Lost Hills (3511956), Lost Hills NE (3511965), Lost Hills NW (3511966), McFarland (3511962), Mettler (3511818), New Cuyama (3411986), North of Oildale (3511951), Oil Center (3511848), Oildale (3511941), Pentland (3511913), Pixley (3511983), Pond (3511963), Quincy School (3511878), Raisin (3611958), Richgrove (3511971), Rio Bravo Ranch (3511847), Rosedale (3511942), Sand Canyon (3511868), Semitropic (3511955), Taft (3511924), Tejon Hills (3511817), Tranquillity (3612063), Tumey Hills (3612056), Wasco SW (3511954), West Elk Hills (3511935), Woody (3511867)

Threat List Data from the CNDDB


Threat List Total:	0
EOs with Threat Listed:	Total EOs	% of EOs
	0	0 %

Notes



Possibly threatened by recreational activities.
Threats:

Taxonomy:

Selected References

Citation California Native Plant Society, Rare Plant Program. 2025. Rare Plant Inventory (online edition, v9.5.1). Website https://www.rareplants.cnps.org [accessed 7 January 2025].