Trichostema lanatum

Botanical Description

Trichostema lanatum is an evergreen, much-branched, rounded shrub growing 50 - 150cm tall[ 71 Title A California Flora. Publication Author Munz P.A. & Keck D.D. Publisher University of California Press; Los Angeles Year 1959 ISBN - Description An excellent flora but no pictures. Not for the casual reader. ]. The foliage tends to be rather sticky, with a pleasant, sweet-sour smell[ 1152 Title Medicinal Plants of the Mountain West Publication Author Moore M. Publisher Museum of New Mexico Press; Santa Fe Year 2003 ISBN 0-89013-454-5 Description Detailed information on the medicinal uses of around 150 species of plants from the Rocky Mountains of N. America. An excellent, detailed publication, written in a style that connects the writer to his readers. ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a medicine and a food. It is grown as an ornamental in gardens.