Onagraceae
Blackfoot groundsmoke
Gayophytum racemosum
- Family
- Onagraceae
- Genus
- Gayophytum
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Blackfoot groundsmoke
Synonyms
- Gayophytum caesium Torr. & A.Gray
- Gayophytum helleri Rydb.
- Gayophytum helleri var. glabrum Munz
- Gayophytum helleri var. typicum Munz
- Gayophytum humile var. hirtellum Munz
- Gayophytum racemosum var. caesium (Torr. & A.Gray) Munz
- Gayophytum racemosum var. racemosum
- Gayophytum racemosum var. typicum Munz
- Gayophytum ramosissimum var. pygmeum Jeps.
- Oenothera caesia Nutt.
- Oenothera gayophytum f. caesia (Torr. & A.Gray) H.Lév.
- Oenothera racemosa Nutt.
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Annual
- In the US and Canada
- Canada: native, Lower 48 states: native
Photos
Photo: Andrey Zharkikh from Salt Lake City, USA, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Dcrjsr, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Dcrjsr, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Andrey Zharkikh from Salt Lake City, USA, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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- Deceptive groundsmokeGayophytum decipiensOnagraceae
- Pinyon groundsmokeGayophytum ramosissimumOnagraceae
- Coville's groundsmokeGayophytum eriospermumOnagraceae
- Gayophytum micranthumOnagraceae
- Pinegrove groundsmokeGayophytum oligospermumOnagraceae
Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.