''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
bract
In botany, a bract is a modified or specialized leaf, especially one associated with a reproductive structure such as a flower, inflorescence axis or cone scale. Bracts are usually different from foliage leaves. They may be smaller, larger, or of ...
s are large, fleshy, and leaflike.
There are two species:
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Gymnosteris nudicaulis'' - nakedstem gymnosteris
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Gymnosteris parvula'' - smallflower gymnosteris
External links
Jepson Manual Treatment
Polemoniaceae
Flora of North America
Polemoniaceae genera
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