Kingdom Plantae Family Onagraceae Scientific name Gayophytum diffusum Rank Species | Order Myrtales Genus Gayophytum Higher classification Gayophytum | |
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Similar Gayophytum, Onagraceae, Epilobium brachycarpum, Epilobium glaberrimum, Clarkia rhomboidea | ||
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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