Gypsophila

For other uses, see Gypsophila (disambiguation).
For the jazz band with a similar name, see Gypsophilia. For the bird genus in the Pellorneidae, see Gypsophila (bird).
"Baby's breath" redirects here. For another plant called pink baby's breath, see Talinum paniculatum.

Gypsophila
Gypsophila repens
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Caryophyllaceae
Genus: Gypsophila
L.
Species

About 150

Synonyms[1]
List
    • Acosmia Benth. ex G.Don
    • Ankyropetalum Fenzl
    • Arrostia Raf.
    • Asophila Neck.
    • Banffya Baumg.
    • Bolbosaponaria Bondarenko
    • Dichoglottis Fisch. & C.A.Mey.
    • Gypsophytum Ehrh.
    • Hagenia Moench
    • Jordania Boiss.
    • Lanaria Adans.
    • Pseudosaponaria (F.N.Williams) Ikonn.
    • Rokejeka Forssk.
    • Vaccaria Wolf

Gypsophila (/dʒɪpˈsɒfɪlə/)[2][3] is a genus of flowering plants in the carnation family, Caryophyllaceae. They are native to Eurasia, Africa, Australia, and the Pacific Islands.[4] Turkey has a particularly high diversity of Gypsophila taxa, with about 35 endemic species.[5] Some[6] Gypsophila are introduced species in other regions.[4]

The genus name is from the Greek gypsos ("gypsum") and philios ("loving"), a reference to the gypsum-rich substrates on which some species grow.[4] Plants of the genus are known commonly as baby's-breath, or bebe's breath,[4][7] a name which also refers specifically to the well known ornamental species Gypsophila paniculata.

  1. ^ "Gypsophila L." Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 7 April 2022.
  2. ^ Sunset Western Garden Book, 1995:606–607
  3. ^ Gypsophila at USDA PLANTS Database
  4. ^ a b c d Gypsophila. Flora of North America.
  5. ^ Korkmaz, M., et al. (2012). Habitat properties of some Gypsophila L. (Caryophyllaceae) taxa of Turkey. Biyoloji Bilimleri Araştırma Dergisi (BİBAD) 5(2), 111-25.
  6. ^ גיבסנית, זר פרחים. "גיבסנית". אלה פרחים.
  7. ^ Gypsophila. Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS)