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Valeriana macrocera

Valeriana macrocera
Photo: Eric in SF, CC BY-SA 3.0
Family
Caprifoliaceae (Honeysuckle family)
Grows as
Annual
Native range
California to Nevada
Climate
temperate

About

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, 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 of 60–80 centimeters (24–31 in). The widely spaced, paired and oppositely arranged leaves are oval or somewhat oblong, smooth-edged, and up to 4.5 centimeters (1.8 in) long by 2 centimeters (0.79 in) 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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Valeriana congesta · Long Spur Seablush

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Valeriana macrocera by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.

Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.

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