Gypsophila caricifolia

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 caricifolia

Name

Gypsophila caricifolia Boiss., Diagn. Pl. Orient. 1: 14 (1843).

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Silene caricifolia (Boiss.) Bornm., Verh. K. K. Zool.-Bot. Ges. Wien 60: 82 (1910).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Asia-Temperate Western Asia Iran, Iraq. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Additional references

• Rechinger, K.H., Melzheimer, V., Möschl, W. & Schiman-Czeika, H.  1988. Caryophyllaceae II – Alsinoideae et Silenoideae. In: Rechinger, K.H. (ed.) Flora Iranica. Vol. 163. 528 pp. 504 tab., Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt Graz. Reference page. 
• Ghazanfar, S.A. & Edmondson, J.R. (eds.) 2016. Flora of Iraq. Volume Five, Part One. Elatinaceae to Sphenocleaceae. 284 pp. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, Ministry of Agriculture & Agrarian Reform, Baghdad. ISBN 978-1-84246-594-3 Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2025. Gypsophila caricifolia in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2025 Dec 15. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2025. Gypsophila caricifolia. Published online. Accessed: 15 Dec 2025. Reference page.
• Hassler, M. 2025. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Gypsophila caricifolia. Accessed: Dec 15 2025. Reference page.