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Plectritis 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. Media related to Plectritis macrocera at Wikimedia Commons
Annual herb
2 - 3 ft Tall
Pink, White
Foothill Woodland, Northern Oak Woodland, Southern Oak Woodland, Yellow Pine Forest
Butterflies and moths supported
0 confirmed and 2 likely
Variable Checkerspot
Euphydryas chalcedona
Edith's Checkerspot
Euphydryas editha