Species

Plectritis congesta (Shortspur seablush)

Plectritis congesta. Photo: (c) edgeplot, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA)

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Plectritis congesta is a species of flowering plant in the honeysuckle 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, mountain meadows, and other habitat. It is an annual herb growing erect 10 to 60 centimeters tall. The widely spaced, paired and oppositely arranged leaves are oval or somewhat oblong,…

Humboldt Life
- Kingdom: Plantae (Plants)
  - Phylum: Tracheophyta (Vascular plants)
    - Subphylum: Angiospermae (Flowering plants)
      - Class: Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
        Order: Dipsacales (Honeysuckles, moschatels, and allies)
        Family: Caprifoliaceae (Honeysuckle family)
        Subfamily: Valerianoideae (Valerians and allies)
        Genus: Plectritis
        Species: Plectritis congesta (Shortspur seablush)
        Subspecies: Plectritis congesta brachystemon (Pink plectritis)

Subtaxa

Subspecies: Plectritis congesta brachystemon (Pink plectritis)

Sightings

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