Gayophytum diffusum Torr. & A. Gray
Diffuse Groundsmoke (spreading groundsmoke)
Onagraceae (Evening Primrose family)
Introduction to Vascular Plants
Diffuse Groundsmoke (spreading groundsmoke)
Onagraceae (Evening Primrose family)
Introduction to Vascular Plants
SUBTAXA PRESENT IN BC
Gayophytum diffusum ssp. parviflorum
Species Information
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.
Ecology
Ecological Framework for Gayophytum diffusum
The table below shows the species-specific information calculated from
original data (BEC database) provided by the BC Ministry of Forests and Range.
(Updated August, 2013)
The table below shows the species-specific information calculated from
original data (BEC database) provided by the BC Ministry of Forests and Range.
(Updated August, 2013)
| Site Information |
Value / Class |
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|
Avg |
Min |
Max |
|
| Elevation
(metres) |
1000 | 585 | 1966 |
| Slope
Gradient (%) |
24 | 0 | 70 |
|
Aspect (degrees) |
200 | 15 | 345 |
| Soil
Moisture Regime (SMR) [0 - very xeric; 4 - mesic; 8 - hydric] |
3 | 1 | 5 |
| Modal
Nutrient Regime
Class |
C | ||
| #
of field plots species was recorded in: |
35 | ||
| Modal
BEC Zone Class |
IDF | ||
|
All BEC Zones (# of stations/zone) species was recorded in |
ESSF(1), IDF(22), MS(4), PP(8) | ||
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Source:
Klinkenberg 2013
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