Valeriana macrocera

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Valeriana macrocera
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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 eichlerianaSuksd. (1897)
    • Aligera jepsoniiSuksd. (1898)
    • Aligera macrocera(Torr. & A.Gray) Suksd. (1897)
    • Aligera macropteraSuksd. (1897)
    • Aligera minorA.Heller (1898)
    • Aligera ostiolatataSuksd. (1897)
    • Plectritis collinaA.Heller (1907)
    • Plectritis eichleriana(Suksd.) A.Heller (1907)
    • Plectritis glabraJeps. (1901)
    • Plectritis jepsonii(Suksd.) Burtt Davy (1901)
    • Plectritis macroceraTorr. & A.Gray (1841)
    • Plectritis macrocera var. collina(A.Heller) Dyal (1949)
    • Plectritis macrocera var. eichleriana(Suksd.) Dempster (1958)
    • Plectritis macroptera(Suksd.) Rydb. (1917)
    • Valeriana aligeraChristenh. & 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 western North America from British Columbia to Montana to California, 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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