Trichostema setaceum

Trichostema setaceum
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Division:	Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class:	Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Order:	Lamiales
Family:	Lamiaceae ⁄ Labiatae
Genus:	Trichostema
Species:	T. setaceum
Binomial name
Trichostema setaceum Houtt.
Natural range of Trichostema setaceum from USDA NRCS Plants Database.

Common name: narrowleaf bluecurls

Ecology

Habitat

In the Coastal Plain in Florida and Alabama, T. setaceum can be found in upland pine-hardwood forests, pinewoods, turkey oak-longleaf pine barrens, sand ridges, longleaf pine/scrub oak/wiregrass ridges, sandhill oak scrubs, and wiregrass-longleaf pine communities (FSU Herbarium). It is a ruderal species and can be found in cleared pine forests, turkey oak sand ridge clearings, and roadsides. Soil types include loamy sand and loamy soil (FSU Herbarium). Associated species include Vaccinium stamineum, Warea, Agalinis, Liatris, and Dicerandra (FSU Herbarium).

Phenology

Flowers and fruits September through November (FSU Herbarium).

Use by animals

It seems to be a major plant food for bobwhites in October (McRae et al 1980).

References and notes

McRae, W. A., J. L. Landers, et al. (1980). "Importance of habitat diversity in bobwhite management." Proceedings of the Annual Conference of the Southeastern Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies 33: 127-135.