About Plectritis macroptera (Suksd.) Rydb.
Scientific name: Plectritis macroptera (Suksd.) Rydb. This species is also referred to as Valeriana macrocera. It is a flowering plant in the honeysuckle family, with the common names longhorn seablush and white plectritis. It is native to California and Nevada in the western United States, and it is common across mountains, valleys, open steppe, and coastal habitat types there. It is an annual herb that grows erect, reaching a maximum height of 60 to 80 centimeters (24 to 31 inches). Its leaves are widely spaced, arranged in opposite pairs, and are oval or somewhat oblong with smooth edges. They can grow up to 4.5 centimeters (1.8 inches) long by 2 centimeters (0.79 inches) wide, and the upper leaves do not have petioles. The inflorescence is a dense, cylindrical, headlike cluster of flowers that ranges in color from pale pink to white. The corolla is under one centimeter long, divided into five lobes, and has a short, blunt spur.
