Gymnosteris parvula

Taxobox
color = lightgreen
name = "Gymnosteris parvula"


image_width = 240px
image_caption =
regnum = Plantae
divisio = Magnoliophyta
classis = Magnoliopsida
subclassis = Asteridae
ordo = Ericales
familia = Polemoniaceae
genus = "Gymnosteris"
species = "G. parvula"
binomial = "Gymnosteris parvula"
binomial_authority = A.Heller
synonyms = "Gilia parvula"

"Gymnosteris parvula" is a flowering plant in the phlox family known by the common name smallflower gymnosteris. It is native to the western United States from California to Montana. This is a small annual herb growing a thin green to red-colored stem only a few centimeters tall. There are no leaves; the word "gymnosteris" comes from the Greek for "naked stem". Atop the stem is a large, fleshy inflorescence with red-tinged green bracts that serve as leaves. Within the lobular inflorescence are one to five small flowers, each less than a centimeter long. The yellow-throated flower has yellow or white oval-shaped lobes with pointed tips. It is self-pollinating.

External links

* [http://ucjeps.berkeley.edu/cgi-bin/get_JM_treatment.pl?5654,5782,5783 Jepson Manual Treatment]
* [http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=GYPA2 USDA Plants Profile]
* [http://calphotos.berkeley.edu/cgi/img_query?query_src=photos_index&where-taxon=Gymnosteris+parvula Photo gallery]