Gayophytum diffusum

Diffuse gayophytum

Family: Onagraceae · Type: annual · Native

Diffuse gayophytum is a California native annual found in open woodlands and grasslands, typically growing at moderate elevations across California. Flowering from April to August, this delicate plant produces small white to pink flowers with petals arranged in branching clusters. Growing with slender stems up to 60 centimeters tall that fork and branch, particularly near the base, it has a lightweight and spreading growth habit. Its leaves are relatively small, measuring 1 to 6 centimeters long and becoming progressively reduced toward the stem's upper portions. The fruit develops as a cylindric capsule 3 to 15 millimeters long, which can be slightly bumpy or knobby in texture.

California counties: Los Angeles, San Bernardino, Tulare, Riverside, Mono, Placer, El Dorado, Inyo, Fresno, Shasta, Lassen, Tuolumne, Humboldt, Amador, Ventura, Mariposa, Lake, San Benito, Siskiyou, Kings, Sierra, Nevada, Mendocino, Madera, Calaveras, San Diego, Tehama

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