Gayophytum humile

Juss.

Low Groundsmoke

G5Secure Found in 5 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →
G5SecureGlobal Rank
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.157013
Element CodePDONA09050
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryVascular Plant
KingdomPlantae
PhylumAnthophyta
ClassDicotyledoneae
OrderMyrtales
FamilyOnagraceae
GenusGayophytum
Other Common Names
Dwarf Groundsmoke (EN) dwarf groundsmoke (EN) Gayophyton nain (FR)
Concept Reference
Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.
Conservation Status
Review Date1990-01-16
Change Date1990-01-16
Edition Date1989-01-18
Edition AuthorsRusso, Mary (TNC WRO)
Rank Reasons
Data primarily/exclusively from Munz, 1973, Calif. Flora
Range Extent Comments
Washington to Montana, south to California, Utah, and northwest Wyoming, with disjunct populations in central Chile and Argentina.
Ecology & Habitat
Other Nations (2)
CanadaN4
ProvinceRankNative
British ColumbiaS4Yes
United StatesNNR
ProvinceRankNative
MontanaSNRYes
UtahS1Yes
WyomingS2Yes
NevadaS2Yes
CaliforniaSNRYes
WashingtonSNRYes
IdahoSNRYes
ColoradoS1Yes
OregonSNRYes
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (5)
California (4)
AreaForestAcres
Bell MeadowStanislaus National Forest7,968
Chips CreekLassen National Forest29,089
Chips CreekPlumas National Forest12,940
WaterhouseStanislaus National Forest4,394
Oregon (1)
AreaForestAcres
Little SheepWallowa-Whitman National Forest5,238
References (3)
  1. Flora of North America Editorial Committee (FNA). 2021. Flora of North America north of Mexico. Vol. 10. Magnoliophyta: Proteaceae to Elaeagnaceae. Oxford Univ. Press, New York. xxiv + 456 pp.
  2. Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.
  3. Munz, P.A., with D.D. Keck. 1959. A California flora. Univ. California Press, Berkeley. 1681 pp.