Longhorn Seablush (Plectritis macrocera)

Valeriana macrocera
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Dipsacales
Family:	Caprifoliaceae
Genus:	Valeriana
Species:	V. macrocera
Binomial name
Valeriana macrocera (Torr. & A.Gray) Byng & Christenh. (2018)
Synonyms[1]
List Aligera collina (A.Heller) Suksd. (1927) Aligera eichleriana Suksd. (1897) Aligera jepsonii Suksd. (1898) Aligera macrocera (Torr. & A.Gray) Suksd. (1897) Aligera macroptera Suksd. (1897) Aligera minor A.Heller (1898) Aligera ostiolatata Suksd. (1897) Plectritis collina A.Heller (1907) Plectritis eichleriana (Suksd.) A.Heller (1907) Plectritis glabra Jeps. (1901) Plectritis jepsonii (Suksd.) Burtt Davy (1901) Plectritis macrocera Torr. & A.Gray (1841) Plectritis macrocera var. collina (A.Heller) Dyal (1949) Plectritis macrocera var. eichleriana (Suksd.) Dempster (1958) Plectritis macroptera (Suksd.) Rydb. (1917) Valeriana aligera Christenh. & Byng (2018) Valeriana jepsonii (Suksd.) Christenh. & Byng (2018) Valeriana macroptera (Suksd.) Byng & Christenh. (2018) Valerianella macrocera (Torr. & A.Gray) A.Gray (1883) Valerianella macroptera (Suksd.) Piper (1906)

Valeriana macrocera is a species of flowering plant in the honeysuckle family known by the common names longhorn seablush and white plectritis. It is native to California and Nevada in the western United States,^[1] where it is a common plant in mountains, valleys, open steppe, and coastal habitat types. It is an annual herb growing erect to a maximum height between 60 and 80 centimeters. The widely spaced, paired and oppositely arranged leaves are oval or somewhat oblong, smooth-edged, and up to 4.5 centimeters long by 2 wide. The upper ones lack petioles. The inflorescence is a dense, cylindrical, headlike cluster of flowers in shades of pale pink to white. The corolla is under a centimeter long and is divided into five lobes and a short, blunt spur.

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