Plectritis
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Plectritis is a genus of plants in the valerian family
Valerianaceae
The Valerianaceae, or valerian family, of the order Dipsacales contains about 350 species in 7 genera. Plants are generally herbaceous and foliage often has a strong, disagreeable odor. They are found native in most regions of the world except for Australia...

. There are only three to five species. They are known generally as seablushes, and they are native to western North America. These are unassuming annual plants with thin, erect stems with few leaves and bearing a terminal inflorescence of flowers. The flower head bears several tiny flowers in shades of pink or white.

Species:
  • Plectritis ciliosa
    Plectritis ciliosa
    Plectritis ciliosa is a species of flowering plant in the valerian family known by the common name longspur seablush. It is native to western North America from Washington to Baja California and Arizona, where it is a common plant in mountains, valleys, and coastal habitat types. It is an annual...

    - longspur seablush
  • Plectritis congesta
    Plectritis congesta
    Plectritis congesta is a species of flowering plant in the valerian family known by several common names, including shortspur seablush and rosy plectritis. It is native to western North America from Vancouver Island to southern California, where it is a common plant in coastal forests, seashores,...

    - shortspur seablush
  • Plectritis macrocera
    Plectritis macrocera
    Plectritis macrocera is a species of flowering plant in the valerian family known by the common names longhorn seablush and white plectritis. It is native to western North America from British Columbia to Montana to California, where it is a common plant in mountains, valleys, open steppe, and...

    - longhorn plectritis, white plectritis

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