Biology:Gayophytum heterozygum

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Short description: Species of flowering plant

Gayophytum heterozygum
Gayophytum heterozygum - Flickr - aspidoscelis.jpg
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Myrtales
Family: Onagraceae
Genus: Gayophytum
Species:
G. heterozygum
Binomial name
Gayophytum heterozygum
F.H.Lewis & Szweyk.

Gayophytum heterozygum is a species of flowering plant in the evening primrose family known by the common name zigzag groundsmoke. It is native to the western United States where it grows mainly in forested mountain habitat. This is a spindly annual herb with a few forking branches which approaches 80 centimeters in maximum height. It has a sparse foliage of small, narrow leaves, most of which are on the lower half of the plant. It produces tiny white flowers toward the tops of the thin stems. The fruit is a lumpy-looking capsule.

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q5528906 entry