Trichostema fruticosum K.S. McClelland. Section: Trichostema. Bushy Blue Curls. Phen: Apr-Dec. Hab: Openings in mesic to xeric and maritime hammocks, upland mixed woodland. Dist: Coastal MS and AL across the FL panhandle to ne. FL and se. GA, south to sw. peninsular FL.

Origin/Endemic status: Endemic

Synonymy: = McClelland, Weakley, & Poindexter (2023); < Trichostema dichotomum L. – Bah, Fl6, K4, SFla, WH3, Lewis (1945), ("pubescence type B"); >< Trichostema dichotomum L. var. puberulum Fernald & Griscom – F; < Trichostema species 2 – McClelland & Weakley (2019) in Weakley et al (2019a); < Trichostema suffrutescens Kearney – Lewis (1945)

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Wetland Indicator Status:

• Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: UPL (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
• Great Plains: FAC (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
• Midwest: UPL (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
• Northcentral & Northeast: UPL (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)