E-Flora BC: Electronic Atlas of the Flora of British Columbia

Gayophytum diffusum Torr. & A. Gray
Diffuse Groundsmoke (spreading groundsmoke)
Onagraceae (Evening Primrose family)

Introduction to Vascular Plants

Distribution of Gayophytum diffusum
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SUBTAXA PRESENT IN BC

Gayophytum diffusum ssp. parviflorum

Species Information

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Illustration Source: The Illustrated Flora of British Columbia

General:
Annual herb from a slender taproot; stems 15-60 cm tall, usually much branched especially above, glabrous to densely soft-hairy.

Leaves:
Linear to narrowly lanceolate, 1.5-5 cm long, 1-2 (7) mm wide, entire, gradually reduced upward.

Flowers:
Inflorescence raceme-like, several-flowered, the flowers on slender stalks, opening at dawn; petals 1.2-3 mm long, white to pinkish; sepals 1-3 mm long; largest stamens 0.9-2 mm long; ovaries hairy.

Fruits:
Capsules, 4-12 mm long, cylindric, glabrous to soft-hairy, constricted between seeds, 4 chambers; stalks erect to spreading, 2-8 mm long, thread-like; seeds 3-18, alternate to nearly opposite when compared between chambers, sometimes in 2 rows in a chamber and overlapping, 1-1.5 mm long, glabrous to densely fine-hairy.

Source: The Illustrated Flora of British Columbia

Habitat / Range

Ecology

Status Information

Taxonomic and Nomenclatural Links

Additional Range and Status Information Links

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General References

Recommended citation: Author, Date. Page title. In Klinkenberg, Brian. (Editor) 2020. E-Flora BC: Electronic Atlas of the Plants of British Columbia [eflora.bc.ca]. Lab for Advanced Spatial Analysis, Department of Geography, University of British Columbia, Vancouver. [Accessed: 2025-04-13 12:10:30 PM ]

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