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groundsmoke
Gayophytum
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 metre in height and with narrow leaves. They produce white flowers which fade to pink or red.
9 branches of this genus, most-observed first
Diffuse Groundsmoke
speciesGayophytum diffusum
Dwarf Groundsmoke
speciesGayophytum humile
Coville's Groundsmoke
speciesGayophytum eriospermum
muchbranched groundsmoke
speciesGayophytum ramosissimum
Gayophytum oligospermum
speciesGayophytum oligospermum
Zigzag Groundsmoke
speciesGayophytum heterozygum
blackfoot groundsmoke
speciesGayophytum racemosum
deceptive groundsmoke
speciesGayophytum decipiens
Gayophytum micranthum
speciesGayophytum micranthum
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 72141.