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

Dwarf Groundsmoke

Gayophytum humile

Synonyms: Gayophytum humile var. hirtellum, Gayophytum humile var. humile, Gayophytum nuttallii

Dwarf Groundsmoke: Gayophytum humile (Synonyms: Gayophytum humile var. hirtellum, Gayophytum humile var. humile, Gayophytum nuttallii) - Dwarf Groundsmoke: Gayophytum humile (Synonyms: Gayophytum humile var. hirtellum, Gayophytum humile var. humile, Gayophytum nuttallii)

Dwarf groundsmoke blooming on open ground along the Penny Ridge Trail (access road) to Monte Carlo, Department of Natural Resource lands west of BZ Corner, WA.....June 10, 2021.

Dwarf Groundsmoke: Gayophytum humile (Synonyms: Gayophytum humile var. hirtellum, Gayophytum humile var. humile, Gayophytum nuttallii)

Dwarf groundsmoke (right) blooming with brewer's monkeyflower (Erythranthe breweri - left) at a small vernally-moist swale along the Eightmile Loop Trail on the south side of Five Mile Butte, Mount Hood National Forest..........May 17, 2015.

Dwarf Groundsmoke: Gayophytum humile (Synonyms: Gayophytum humile var. hirtellum, Gayophytum humile var. humile, Gayophytum nuttallii) - Dwarf Groundsmoke: Gayophytum humile (Synonyms: Gayophytum humile var. hirtellum, Gayophytum humile var. humile, Gayophytum nuttallii)

Dwarf groundsmoke as seen at left along the South Tieton Trail #1120, Wenatchee National Forest.........June 28, 2013. Although this isn't the best photo for this subject, it gives an idea of its form. The photo at right shows dwarf groundsmoke as observed in balds atop Grizzly Peak, Cascade-Siskiyou National Monument......May 27, 2021.

Paul Slichter