Gayophytum
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Gayophytum is a genus of annual herbs in the evening primrose family
known commonly as groundsmoke. There are about nine species of groundsmoke, most of which are native to western North America. These are erect flowering herbs generally well under a meter in height and with narrow leaves. They produce white flowers which fade to pink or red.
Species include:
Onagraceae
Onagraceae, also known as the Willowherb family or Evening Primrose family, are a family of flowering plants. The family includes about 640-650 species of herbs, shrubs, and trees in 20-24 genera...
known commonly as groundsmoke. There are about nine species of groundsmoke, most of which are native to western North America. These are erect flowering herbs generally well under a meter in height and with narrow leaves. They produce white flowers which fade to pink or red.
Species include:
- Gayophytum decipiens - deceptive groundsmoke
- Gayophytum diffusumGayophytum diffusumGayophytum diffusum is a species of flowering plant in the evening primrose family known by the common name spreading groundsmoke. It is native to western North America where it is a common member of many different habitats. This is a spindly, branching annual herb reaching a maximum height of...
- spreading groundsmoke - Gayophytum eriospermum - Coville's groundsmoke
- Gayophytum heterozygumGayophytum heterozygumGayophytum heterozygum is a species of flowering plant in the evening primrose family known by the common name zigzag groundsmoke. It is native to the western United States where it grows mainly in forested mountain habitat. This is a spindly annual herb with a few forking branches which approaches...
- zigzag groundsmoke - Gayophytum humileGayophytum humileGayophytum humile is a species of flowering plant in the evening primrose family known by the common name dwarf groundsmoke. It is native to western North America from Alberta to California, and can also be found in parts of South America. It lives in many types of mountain habitats, especially...
- dwarf groundsmoke - Gayophytum oligospermum - pinegrove groundsmoke
- Gayophytum racemosum - blackfoot groundsmoke
- Gayophytum ramosissimum - pinyon groundsmoke