PLANTS Profile for Gypsophila (baby's-breath)

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PLANTS Profile

Gypsophila L.
baby's-breath

Symbol:

GYPSO

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Caryophyllaceae

Duration:

Growth Habit:

Native Status:

None

More Information:

Images:
Gypsophila L.

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Distribution:
Gypsophila L.

See U.S. county distributions (when available) by clicking on the map or the linked states below:
USA (AK, AL, CA, CO, CT, DC, FL, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MT, NC, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, RI, SD, TN, UT, VA, VT, WA, WI, WV, WY), CAN (AB, BC, LB, MB, NB, NF, NT, ON, QC, SK, YT)

Related Taxa:
Gypsophila L.

View 42 genera in Caryophyllaceae or click below on a thumbnail map or name for species profiles.

Distribution of Gypsophila acutifolia Stev. ex Spreng.. .

Gypsophila acutifolia
sharpleaf baby's-breath

Distribution of Gypsophila arrostii Guss.. .

Gypsophila arrostii
Arrost's baby's-breath

Distribution of Gypsophila cerastoides D. Don. .

Gypsophila cerastoides
chickweed baby's-breath

Distribution of Gypsophila elegans M. Bieb.. .

Gypsophila elegans
showy baby's-breath

Distribution of Gypsophila muralis L.. . Image Available.

Gypsophila muralis
low baby's-breath

Distribution of Gypsophila oldhamiana Miq.. .

Gypsophila oldhamiana
Oldham's baby's-breath

Distribution of Gypsophila paniculata L.. . Image Available.

Gypsophila paniculata
baby's breath

Distribution of Gypsophila perfoliata L. [excluded]. .

Gypsophila perfoliata
perfoliate baby's-breath

Distribution of Gypsophila pilosa Huds.. .

Gypsophila pilosa
Turkish baby's-breath

Gypsophila repens
creeping baby's-breath

Distribution of Gypsophila scorzonerifolia Ser.. .

Gypsophila scorzonerifolia
garden baby's-breath

Gypsophila stevenii

Native

Introduced

Classification:
Gypsophila L.

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Kingdom	Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision	Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division	Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class	Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass	Caryophyllidae
Order	Caryophyllales
Family	Caryophyllaceae – Pink family
Genus	Gypsophila L. – baby's-breath

More Accounts and Images:
Gypsophila L.

View species account and distribution map from Flora of North America (FNA).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 20289.

View species account and distribution map from Jepson Interchange (University of California - Berkeley).

Time Generated: 05/23/2013 07:17 AM CDT