
''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.. more
Similar species: Myrtles, Evening Primroses.
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Uploaded May 31, 2016. Captured May 30, 2016 09:55 in NF-113, Cle Elum, WA 98922, USA.