Polemoniaceae

Nakedstem gymnosteris

Gymnosteris nudicaulis (Hook. & Arn.) Greene

Family: Polemoniaceae
Genus: Gymnosteris

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Nakedstem gymnosteris (Gymnosteris nudicaulis) — FlowerPhoto: James H. Thomas, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (1)

English: Nakedstem gymnosteris

Synonyms

Collomia nudicaulis Hook. & Arn.
Gilia nudicaulis A.Gray
Gymnosteris nudicaulis f. pulchella (Greene) Wherry
Gymnosteris nudicaulis var. nudicaulis
Gymnosteris nudicaulis var. pulchella (Greene) Brand
Gymnosteris pulchella Greene
Linanthus nudicaule (A.Gray) Howell
Linanthus nudicaulis (Hook. & Arn.) Howell
Navarretia nudicaulis (Hook. & Arn.) Kuntze

Flowers

In flower: May to June (from 17 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Characteristics

Growth habit: Forb/herb
Lifespan: Annual
In the US and Canada: Lower 48 states: native

Photos

FlowerPhoto: James H. Thomas, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: James H. Thomas, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Matt Lavin from Bozeman, Montana, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Jim Morefield, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Matt Lavin from Bozeman, Montana, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Matt Lavin, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Matt Lavin from Bozeman, Montana, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Jim Morefield, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
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: 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

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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.