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Purple Dog Bush Flower?

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Posted by Steve Sieren on May 17, 2010 at 11:57 PM
Purple Dog Bush Flower?
Has anyone ever heard of this flower? Maybe Purple Poodle flower, with the odd name I'm waiting for someone to laugh at me.. . . . .

I went for a short little backpacking trip this weekend with Mike Bohlander and our significant others in Northern Ventura County. I came across these nice little almost lupine like bush type of flowers I'm curious if anyone knows what they are? Mike said the visitor center had pictures up of a purple dog bush flower that poisonous like poison oak. I touched them but didn't get a rash but Christina has one on the back of her neck! I'm thinking I passed it on somehow with out getting it.
Posted by Scott Jorgenson on May 18, 2010 at 1:10 AM
Steve, looks to me like a sage of some kind. Perhaps one of these? http://www.laspilitas.com/garden/sages.htm

Posted by Sandy Steinman on May 18, 2010 at 8:02 AM
I also think it is Trichostema lanatum or Wooly Blue-curls
Here is the calphotos link:
http://calphotos.berkeley.edu/cgi/img_query?enlarge=8253+3202+0180+0011
Posted by John W. Wall on May 18, 2010 at 12:34 PM
I'll second wooly bluecurls.
Posted by Mike Bohlander on May 18, 2010 at 11:12 PM
Pretty sure it's poodle dog bush!

http://venturacountytrails.org/News/0213-PoodleDogBush/NewsPage.htm
Posted by Michael Hansen on May 18, 2010 at 11:19 PM
Whatever it is Steve...it sure makes a nice colorful subject
Posted by Michael R Reynolds on May 19, 2010 at 10:13 AM
Steve, very colorful. I'm like you, not always sure what it is, but it sure looks good. Best Regards.
Posted by Steve Sieren on May 20, 2010 at 8:32 PM
I'm thinking Sandy is right on this one. The green part of the plant matches up a little more there. thanks gang.