Gypsophila arrostii

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Caryophyllales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Diaphoretickes Cladus: CAM Cladus: Archaeplastida Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Mesangiospermae Cladus: Eudicota Cladus: Core eudicots Ordo: Caryophyllales

Familia: Caryophyllaceae
Tribus: Caryophylleae
Genus: Gypsophila
Species: Gypsophila arrostii
Subspecies: G. a. subsp. arrostii – G. a. subsp. nebulosa

Name

Gypsophila arrostii Guss., Pl. Rar.: 160 (1826).

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Arrostia dichotoma Raf., Caratt. Nuov. Gen.: 76 (1810).
    • Gypsophila dichotoma (Raf.) Guss., Index Seminum (Boccadifalco) 1825: 6 (1825), nom. illeg.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Europe Southeastern Europe Italy, Sicilia. Asia-Temperate Western Asia Turkey. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Gussone, G. 1826. Plantae rariores quas in itinere per oras Jonii ac Adriatici Maris et per regiones Samnii ac Aprutii. Vol. 1. 401 pp., 6 pl. DOI: 10.5962/bhl.title.44889 BHLReference page. 

Additional references

• Tutin, T.G., Burges, N.A., Chater, A.O., Edmondson, J.R., Heywood, V.H., Moore, D.M., Valentine, D.H., Walters, S.M. & Webb, D.A. (eds.) 1993. Flora Europaea. Volume 1: Psilotaceae to Platanaceae. 2nd edition, xlvi + 581 pp., Cambridge University Press, Cambridge (UK) / New York / Melbourne, ISBN 0-521-41007-X. Reference page. 
• Dimopoulos, P., Raus, Th., Bergmeier, E., Constantinidis, Th., Iatroú, G., Kokkini, S., Strid, A. & Tzanoudakis, D. 2013. Vascular Plants of Greece: An Annotated Checklist. Englera 31: 1–368. JSTOR PDF Reference page. 

Links

• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2025. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Gypsophila arrostii. Accessed: 2025 December 16.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2023. Gypsophila arrostii in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2023 April 18. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2023. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora.. Gypsophila arrostii. Accessed: 18 April 2023. Reference page.
• International Plant Names Index. 2023. Gypsophila arrostii. Published online. Accessed: 18 April 2023. Reference page.
• Tropicos.org 2025. Gypsophila arrostii. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 16 December 2025. Reference page.

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