Spreading Groundsmoke

Carried by 0 nurseries

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Data provided by the participants of the Consortium of California Herbaria

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Plant description

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.

Plant overview

Plant type

Annual herb

Size

2 ft Tall

Color

White

Natural setting

Plant communities

Lodgepole Forest, Red Fir Forest, Subalpine Forest, Yellow Pine Forest

Wildlife supported

Bees

Butterflies

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Pollinators supported

2 confirmed and 17 likely

Likely
Confirmed

Dufourea spilura

Dufourea subdavidsoni

Anthidium banningense

Sitka Bumble Bee

Bombus sitkensis

Crops supported See all

Chicory

Cichorium intybus

Blueberries

Vaccinium

Blackberries

Rubus

Alternative names

Common names:

Gayophytum

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