Calflora Taxon Report
Plectritis congesta  (Lindl.) A. DC.  ssp. brachystemon  (Fisch. & C. A. Mey.) Morey
Shortspur seablush
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2005 Steve Matson
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2018 Gail Johnson
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2019 John Rawlings
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2015 Chris Jaster
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2021 R.A. Chasey
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2016 Steve Matson
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2023 Dianne Lake
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2021 R.A. Chasey
Plectritis congesta ssp. brachystemon is an annual herb that is native to California, and also found elsewhere in western North America.
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Parent: Plectritis congesta
Genus: Plectritis
Family: Valerianaceae  
Category: angiosperm  
PLANTS group:Dicot
Jepson eFlora section: eudicot
Wetlands: Occurs usually in non wetlands, occasionally in wetlands
Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + PLANTS
Alternate Names:
PLANTSPlectritis anomala var. gibbosa
PLANTSPlectritis anomala
PLANTSPlectritis aphanoptera
JEF + PLANTSPlectritis brachystemon
JEFPlectritis congesta ssp. nitida
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[wikipedia] Synonym, Taxonomy: Valeriana congesta, synonym Plectritis congesta, is a species of flowering plant in the honeysuckle family.[1] It is known by several common names, including shortspur seablush and rosy plectritis.[2] It is native to western North America.[1] Taxonomy The species was first described by John Lindley in 1827 as Valerianella congesta. It was transferred to the genus Plectritis in 1830, and to Valeriana in 2018 when evidence suggested that Plectritis is a clade within Valeriana.[4][5] As of October 2022, some sources maintain it in Plectritis.[6] (link added by Mary Ann Machi)

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