shortspur seablush

Plectritis congesta ssp. congesta

Member of shortspur seablush (Plectritis congesta)
seablushes (genus Plectritis)
honeysuckle family (family Caprifoliaceae)
dicots (class Magnoliopsida)
flowering plants (subphylum Angiospermae)

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CalPhotos

• corolla 2-lipped, pale to dark pink, lower lip uniformly colored [no spots?]
• spur slender and < ½ corolla tube length, tip generally enlarged
• extremely rare; not seen in the bay area since the ’80s.

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Chris’s observations: none

Not all sites include this taxon:

• Plectritis congesta ssp. congesta → iNaturalist – Calflora – CalPhotos – Jepson eFlora
• not yet listed → FNA

Bay Area species: iNaturalist – Calflora