Corn-salads and Plectritis: The Genus Plectritis West of the Cascade Mountains

[The Valerian Family West of the Cascade Mountains]

Corn-salads and Plectritis

The Genus Plectritis

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

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

Longspur Seablush: Plectritis ciliosa ssp. insignis -

Rosy Plectritis, Sea Blush, Shortspur Seablush: Plectritis 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 - 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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