[Groundsmokes: The Genus Gayophytum East of the Cascade Mountains of Oregon and Washington]

Deceptive Groundsmoke

Gayophytum decipiens

Deceptive Groundsmoke: Gayophytum decipiens

Deceptive groundsmoke as seen in rocky grasslands on Department of Natural Resources lands several miles northeast of Twisp, Washington..........June 10, 2011. Note the tiny flowers (barely longer than 1 mm), stem leaves longer than the internodes, pedicelled flowers, branching through out the plant.

Flowers and stem leaf of Deceptive Groundsmoke: Gayophytum decipiens

Deceptive Groundsmoke: Gayophytum decipiens

Additional close-ups of deceptive groundsmoke as seen in rocky grasslands on Department of Natural Resources lands several miles northeast of Twisp, Washington.........June 10, 2011.

Paul Slichter