Scientific Name: Trichostema lanatum
Date Collected: April 15th, 2011
Location: Collected at Mildred E. Mathias Botanical Garden at UCLA in the collection of chaparral plants.
Nativity: T. lanatum is native to the south coast ranges of California.
Habitat: Woolly Blue Curls are cultivated in areas with dry, well drained soils. This plant will die if grown with fertilizers, standing water, or soil amendment. In its natural environment, it can often be found in the chaparral regions of California with soils like serpentine clay and gravel with little precipitation.
Special Notes: Native Americans had many uses for this plant. For example, they would make a concoction with the leaves and flowers to cure stomach ailments. Some tribes used the woolly hairs from the plant and put them in streams, which would clog the gills of fish, making them easier to catch. Spanish Californians used the Woolly Blue Curls as medicine to cure many ailments. They also dried the plant and used the flowers and leaves to make a flavorful tea.
Resources: http://www.ventanawild.org/news/ss01/romero.html
http://www.smmtc.org/plantofthemonth/plant_of_the_month_200607_Woolly_Blue_Curls.htm
http://herb.umd.umich.edu/herb/search.pl?searchstring=Trichostema+lanatum
http://www.laspilitas.com/nature-of-california/plants/trichostema-lanatum
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