Gayophytum ramosissimum

Pinyon gayophytum

Family: Onagraceae · Type: annual · Native

Pinyon gayophytum is a California native annual found in northern Sierra Nevada, Great Basin, and northeastern California desert mountain regions in sagebrush scrub at elevations of 500 to 3,500 meters. Flowering from May to September, this delicate plant produces tiny white to pinkish flowers less than 1.5 millimeters long. Growing with slender branched stems less than 50 centimeters tall, the plant features multiple forked branches throughout its structure. Its leaves are relatively small, measuring 1 to 4 centimeters long and becoming progressively more reduced toward the stem's upper portions. The fruit is cylindric and slightly knobby, typically 3 to 9 millimeters in length.

Habitat: Sagebrush scrub

Bloom period: May-Sep

Elevation: 500-3500 m

Bioregions: CaRH, n SN, GB

Data from The California Species Project — 14,000+ California species with verified data from CNPS, CDFW, USFWS, Jepson eFlora, Cal-IPC, and more.