Biology:Gayophytum diffusum
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Short description: Plant species in the evening primrose family
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Myrtales |
| Family: | Onagraceae |
| Genus: | Gayophytum |
| Species: | G. diffusum
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| Binomial name | |
| Gayophytum diffusum Torr. & A.Gray
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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.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Gayophytum diffusum Torr. & A.Gray" (in en). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. http://www.plantsoftheworldonline.org/taxon/317588-2.
- ↑ "Gayophytum diffusum subsp. diffusum" (in en). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. http://www.plantsoftheworldonline.org/taxon/77230743-1.
- ↑ "Gayophytum diffusum subsp. parviflorum F.H.Lewis & Szweyk." (in en). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. http://www.plantsoftheworldonline.org/taxon/107962-2.
External links
Wikidata ☰ Q5528904 entry
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