Biology:Gymnosteris

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Short description: Genus of flowering plants

Gymnosteris
Gymnosteris nudicaulis (5886441467).jpg
Gymnosteris nudicaulis
Scientific classification e
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Ericales
Family: Polemoniaceae
Genus: Gymnosteris
Greene
Species

2 - see text

Gymnosteris is a small genus of flowering plants in the phlox family. These are small annual herbs which are native to the western United States. They generally lack leaves, but the bracts are large, fleshy, and leaflike.

There are two species:

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q5625102 entry