| Forked bluecurls | |
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| Trichostema dichotomum blossom | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Asterids |
| Order: | Lamiales |
| Family: | Lamiaceae |
| Genus: | Trichostema |
| Species: | T. dichotomum |
| Binomial name | |
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Trichostema dichotomum L. |
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Trichostema dichotomum, with the common name forked bluecurls, is a plant in the mint family (Lamiaceae), that is native to eastern North America.
The plant is found in the Midwestern and Eastern United States, Eastern Canada, and the Bahamas.
Trichostema dichotomum is an annual herbaceous forb with opposite, simple leaves, and square, erect, hairy stems.
The flowers are blue, borne in late summer.