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        Family - Evening-primrose Family - Onagraceae
        
        Species - Low Groundsmoke - Gayophytum humile

Low Groundsmoke - Gayophytum humile

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Native Species

Global Rank: G5
State Rank: SNR
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General Description

Stems erect, 5–10 cm, with erect branches. Herbage glabrous. Leaves erect, 1–2 cm long. Petals ca. 1 mm long. Capsule subsessile, erect, 6–10 mm long, flattened; seeds 24 to 50, glabrous, oblique and side-by-side between locules (Lesica et al. 2012. Manual of Montana Vascular Plants. BRIT Press. Fort Worth, TX).

Range Comments

WA to MT south to CA, NV, UT, WY, to Chile (Lesica et al. 2012. Manual of Montana Vascular Plants. BRIT Press. Fort Worth, TX).

Observations in Montana Natural Heritage Program Database

Number of Observations: 1

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Habitat

Stony soil of forest openings; montane, lower subalpine (Lesica et al. 2012. Manual of Montana Vascular Plants. BRIT Press. Fort Worth, TX).

References

Literature Cited AboveLegend: View Online Publication
- Lesica, P., M.T. Lavin, and P.F. Stickney. 2012. Manual of Montana Vascular Plants. Fort Worth, TX: BRIT Press. viii + 771 p.
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- Culver, D.R. 1994. Floristic analysis of the Centennial Region, Montana. M.Sc. Thesis. Montana State University, Bozeman. 199 pp.
- Lesica, P., M.T. Lavin, and P.F. Stickney. 2022. Manual of Montana Vascular Plants, Second Edition. Fort Worth, TX: BRIT Press. viii + 779 p.
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Citation for data on this website:
Low Groundsmoke — Gayophytum humile. Montana Field Guide. Montana Natural Heritage Program. Retrieved on April 16, 2024, from https://FieldGuide.mt.gov/speciesDetail.aspx?elcode=PDONA09050