Caryophyllaceae

Gypsophila L.

First published in Sp. Pl.: 406 (1753)
This genus is accepted
The native range of this genus is Medit. to Temp. Eurasia, S. Australia to New Zealand.

Distribution

Native to:

Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Altay, Amur, Austria, Baleares, Baltic States, Belarus, Belgium, Bulgaria, Buryatiya, Canary Is., Central European Russia, China North-Central, China South-Central, China Southeast, Chita, Cyprus, Czechoslovakia, East Aegean Is., East European Russia, East Himalaya, Egypt, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Gulf States, Hungary, India, Inner Mongolia, Iran, Iraq, Irkutsk, Italy, Kazakhstan, Khabarovsk, Kirgizstan, Korea, Krasnoyarsk, Kriti, Krym, Kuwait, Lebanon-Syria, Libya, Madeira, Magadan, Manchuria, Mongolia, Morocco, Nepal, New South Wales, North Caucasus, North European Russia, Northwest European Russia, Oman, Pakistan, Palestine, Poland, Portugal, Primorye, Qinghai, Romania, Sardegna, Saudi Arabia, Sicilia, Sinai, South European Russia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Tadzhikistan, Transcaucasus, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkey-in-Europe, Turkmenistan, Tuva, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, Victoria, West Himalaya, West Siberia, Western Australia, Xinjiang, Yakutskiya, Yemen, Yugoslavia

Extinct in:

Corse

Introduced into:

Alabama, Alaska, Alberta, Argentina Northeast, Argentina South, Arizona, Arkansas, Assam, Bangladesh, Bolivia, Brazil South, British Columbia, California, Cape Provinces, Colombia, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Denmark, District of Columbia, Dominican Republic, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Florida, Free State, Georgia, Great Britain, Guatemala, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Ireland, Japan, Jawa, Kansas, Kentucky, Kenya, Louisiana, Maine, Manitoba, Maryland, Massachusetts, Mauritius, Mexico Northwest, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Netherlands, Nevada, New Brunswick, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, New Zealand South, North Carolina, North Dakota, Northern Provinces, Northwest Territories, Norway, Nova Scotia, Ohio, Oklahoma, Ontario, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Québec, Rhode I., Réunion, Sakhalin, Saskatchewan, South Carolina, South Dakota, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Tanzania, Tasmania, Tennessee, Texas, Thailand, Tibet, Uruguay, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming, Yukon

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Accepted Species

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Govaerts, R. (2003). World Checklist of Seed Plants Database in ACCESS G: 1-40325.

Flora of Iraq

  • F.N Williams (1889) A revision of genus Gypsophila. J. Bot. 27: 321–329.
  • G. Stroh (1937) Die Gattung Gypsophila. Beih. Bot. Centr. 59: 455–477
  • L. Sp. Pl. 406 (1553)
  • S. Zmarzty (1993) A Reconsideration of Gypsophila Series DeserticolaeBarkoudah (Caryophyllaceae) including G. capillaris (Forssk.) C Chr. Kew Bull. 48(4): 683–697.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Barth, J. [s.n.] Romania K005080801 Yes
Philcox, D.; Townsend, C.C.; et al. [s.n.] United Kingdom K005080805 Yes
Karelin, G.S. [s.n.] K000725770 Type Yes
Barth, J. [s.n.] Romania K005080802 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Greece K005080800 Yes
Haines, R.W. [1504] Iran K000725745 Unknown Type Material Yes
Haines, R.W. [1504] Iran K000725744 Unknown Type Material Yes
Lousley, J.E. [s.n.] Switzerland K005080806 Yes
Parris, B.S. [75556] Iran Vaccaria K005084651 Yes
Dobson, A.T. [11] Afghanistan Vaccaria K005084642 Yes
Dobson, A.T. [13] Afghanistan Vaccaria K005084643 Yes
Hepper, F.N. [8566] Israel Vaccaria K005084653 Yes
Rechinger, K.H. [29886] Pakistan Vaccaria K000725846 Type Yes
Hennipman, E.; Nijhoff, P.; Swennen, C.; Tulp, A.S.; Vader, W.J.M.; de Wilde, W.J.J. [331] Iran Vaccaria K005084650 Yes
Parris, B.S. [75272] Iran Vaccaria K005084652 Yes
Hepper, F.N. [8566] Israel Vaccaria K005084654 Yes
Davis; Polunin, O. [26080] Türkiye Vaccaria K005084649 Yes
Hennipman, E.; Nijhoff, P.; Swennen, C.; Tulp, A.S.; Vader, W.J.M.; de Wilde, W.J.J. [1133] Iran Vaccaria K005084648 Yes
Hikmat Abbas-al-Ani [9703] Iraq Vaccaria K005084644 Yes
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 644] Nepal Acosmia K001111463 Unknown Type Material Yes

Sources

  • Flora of Iraq

    • Ghazanfar, S. A., Edmondson, J. R. (Eds). (2013-2019). Flora of Iraq, Volumes 5.1, 5.2 and 6.0. Kew Publishing
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 'The Herbarium Catalogue, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://www.kew.org/herbcat [accessed on Day Month Year]'. Please enter the date on which you consulted the system.

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0