Latin name: Plectritis ciliosa (E. Greene) Jepson
  ssp. insignis (Suksd.) D. Morey
  Pronunciation: plek-TRY-tis sil-ee-OH-sa in-SIG-
  nis

  Common name: Long-spurred plectritis
  Family: Valerianaceae (Valerian)
  Habitat: Grassy meadows, yellow pine forest and
  below, inland cismontane valleys, San Diego Co.
  and north

  Blooming period: March to May
  Click for Latin name derivations:  1) Plectritis
  2) ciliosa
 3) insignis
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