Gayophytum diffusum

Gayophytum diffusum
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Plantae
Clade:Angiosperms
Clade:Eudicots
Clade:Rosids
Order:Myrtales
Family:Onagraceae
Genus:Gayophytum
Species: G. diffusum
Binomial name
Gayophytum diffusum

Gayophytum 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 about half a meter. Its thin stems have sparse narrow leaves a few centimeters long. The occasional flowers are petite and usually white in color. The fruit is a cylindrical, knobby capsule up to 1.5 centimeters long.


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