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Trichostema arizonicum

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Trichostema Purpusii
Growing on Limestome slope southeast of San Miguel Tixa
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T. purpusii
Binomial name
Trichostema purpusii

Trichostema purpusii, is a perennial plant in the mint family (Lamiaceae) native to Mexico. It has pink, bilaterally symmetrical flowers. The genus name means "hair stems" in reference to the graceful stamens that curl around to dab pollen on the backs of insect pollinators.[1]: 127 

References

  1. ^ Sonoran Desert Wildflowers, Richard Spellenberg, 2nd ed., 2012, ISBN 9780762773688