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  1. Life
  2. Plants
  3. Vascular Plants
  4. Dicots
  5. Honeysuckles, Moschatels, and Allies
  6. Honeysuckle Family
  7. Valerians and Allies
  8. Valerian

genus

Valerian

Plectritis

Traits
Includes
3 native
Where
In the US
Source
iNaturalist

Field notes

Children

  • Shortspur Seablush native
  • Longhorn Seablush native
  • Longspur Seablush native

Range

United States

Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided

Key traits

Layer
Herbaceous plants
Plant type
Annual Wildflower

From USDA PLANTS.

Top native valerian All

Native to the US, ranked by caterpillars, then bees and other hosts, food, flowers and shelter.

  • Shortspur Seablush Plectritis congesta caterpillars 1 flowers 76
  • Longhorn Seablush Plectritis macrocera caterpillars 1 flowers 8
  • Longspur Seablush Plectritis ciliosa caterpillars 1 flowers 1

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