Onagraceae
Pinyon groundsmoke
Gayophytum ramosissimum
- Family
- Onagraceae
- Genus
- Gayophytum
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Pinyon groundsmoke
Synonyms
- Gayophytum ramosissimum var. deflexum Hook.
- Gayophytum ramosissimum var. obtusum Jeps.
- Oenothera gayophytum f. ramosissima (Torr. & A.Gray) H.Lév.
- Oenothera ramosissima Nutt. ex Torr. & A.Gray
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Annual
- In the US and Canada
- Canada: native, Lower 48 states: native
Photos
Photo: Matt Lavin from Bozeman, Montana, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Matt Lavin from Bozeman, Montana, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: aspidoscelis, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: aspidoscelis, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons
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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.