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Gymnosteris parvula

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Kingdom
  
Plantae

Family
  
Polemoniaceae

Scientific name
  
Gymnosteris parvula

Rank
  
Species

Order
  
Ericales

Genus
  
Gymnosteris

Higher classification
  
Gymnosteris

Similar
  
Polemoniaceae, Linanthus, Gilia

Gymnosteris parvula is a flowering plant in the phlox family known by the common name smallflower gymnosteris. It is native to the western United States from California to Montana. This is a small annual herb growing a thin green to red-colored stem only a few centimeters tall. There are no leaves; the word gymnosteris comes from the Greek for "naked stem". Atop the stem is a large, fleshy inflorescence with red-tinged green bracts that serve as leaves. Within the lobular inflorescence are one to five small flowers, each less than a centimeter long. The yellow-throated flower has yellow or white oval-shaped lobes with pointed tips. It is self-pollinating.

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Gymnosteris parvula Wikipedia