[The Valerian Family West of the Cascade Mountains of Oregon and Washington]

Corn-salads and Plectritis West of the Cascade Mountains of Oregon and Washington

The Genus Plectritis

Rosy Plectritis, Sea Blush, Shortspur Seablush: Plectritis congesta (Synonyms: Plectritis congesta ssp. congesta, Plectritis congesta ssp. nitida, Plectritis congesta var. major, Plectritis samolifolia, Valerianella congesta)

Close-up of the inflorescence of rosy plectritis (Plectritis congesta)

Spurless Corn-salad, Shortspur White Plectritis: Plectritis brachystemon (Synonym: Plectritis anomala, Plectritis aphanoptera, Plectritis congesta ssp. brachystemon, Plectritis congesta var. major) -

Long-spur Plectritis, Long-spurred Plectritis: Plectritis ciliosa ssp. ciliosa (Synonym: Plectritis macrocera var. macroptera) - Longspur Seablush: Plectritis ciliosa ssp. insignis -

Longspur Seablush: Plectritis ciliosa ssp. insignis -

Rosy Plectritis, Sea Blush, Shortspur Seablush: Plectritis congesta (Synonyms: Plectritis congesta ssp. congesta, Plectritis congesta ssp. nitida, Plectritis congesta var. major, Plectritis samolifolia, Valerianella congesta) - Wildflower to 18 inches high. Leaves opposite. Flowers pink, shortly spurred, in a thumb-sized clump atop the stem.

White Plectritis, Longhorn Plectritis, Longspur White Plectritis: Plectritis macrocera (Synonyms: Plectritis macrocera ssp. grayi, Plectritis macrocera ssp. macrocera, Plectritis macrocera var. collina, Plectritis macrocera var. grayi, Plectritis macrocera var. macroptera, Plectritis macrocera var. mamillata) - Wildflower to 24 inches tall. Leaves opposite, ovate in shape. Flowers white, with a rounded spur or bump. Flower cluster thumb-sized atop the stem.


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