Gypsophila paniculata

Gypsophila paniculata

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Caryophyllaceae
Tribus: Caryophylleae
Genus: Gypsophila
Species: Gypsophila paniculata
Varietates: G. p. var. araratica – G. p. var. paniculata

Name

Gypsophila paniculata L., Sp. Pl. 1: 407 (1753).

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Arrostia paniculata (L.) Raf., Fl. Tellur. 2: 54 (1837).
  • Silene paniculata (L.) E.H.L.Krause in J.W.Sturm, Deutschl. Fl. Abbild., ed. 2. 5: 105 (1901), nom. illeg.
  • Saponaria paniculata (L.) H.Neumayer, Oesterr. Bot. Z. 91: 236 (1942).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Europe Regional: Southeastern Europe Serbia, Bulgaria, Austria, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary, Poland, Romania,Crimea, C- & E-European Russia, Belarus, Ukraine, Latvia, Lithuania, Moldavia Continental: Asia-Temperate Regional: Siberia West Siberia. Regional: Caucasus Northern Caucasus, Georgia [Caucasus], Azerbaijan (incl. Talysh). References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Linnaeus, C. 1753. Species Plantarum. Tomus I: 407. Reference page. 

Additional references

• Lu, D.Q. & Turland, N.J. 2001. Gypsophila. Pp. 108-112 in Wu, Zh.Y. , Raven, P.H. & Hong, D.-Y. (eds.), Flora of China. Volume 6: Caryophyllaceae through Lardizabalaceae. Science Press, Beijing & Missouri Botanical Garden Press, St. Louis, ISBN 1-930723-05-9. efloras Reference page. 

Links

• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2025. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Gypsophila paniculata. Accessed: 2025 December 13.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2019. Gypsophila paniculata in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2019 September 10. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2025. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Gypsophila paniculata. Accessed: 13 December 2025. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2019. Gypsophila paniculata. Published online. Accessed: 10 September 2019. Reference page.
• Tropicos.org 2019. Gypsophila paniculata. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 10 September 2019. Reference page.

Vernacular names

• مصرى: بانيكولاتا جيبسوفيلا
• azərbaycanca: Süpürgəvari çoğan
• беларуская: Вапнаўка мяцёлчатая
• български: метличеста мишорка
• čeština: Šater latnatý
• Cymraeg: Gypsoffila
• dansk: Flerårig brudeslør
• Deutsch: Rispiges Gipskraut, Schleier-Gipskraut, Schleierkraut
• English: Baby's Breath, Double Snowflake
• español: Aliento de Bebé, velo de novia
• eesti: Pööris-­kipslill
• فارسی: نفس کودک
• suomi: Morsiusharso
• français: Gypsophile Brouillard
• galego: Paniculata
• hornjoserbsce: Šlewjernička
• magyar: Buglyos fátyolvirág
• 日本語: シュッコンカスミソウ
• қазақша: Ақ қаңбақ
• lietuvių: Muilinė guboja
• latviešu: Skarainā ģipsene
• македонски: Бело сапунче
• മലയാളം: ഗിപ്സോഫില
• эрзянь: армань крандаз
• norsk bokmål: Brudeslør
• Nederlands: Pluimgipskruid
• norsk nynorsk: brudeslør
• norsk: Brudeslør
• polski: Łyszczec wiechowaty, gipsówka wiechowata
• română: Ipcărigea
• русский: Качим метельчатый, Перекати-поле
• српски / srpski: Метличаста шушуљка
• svenska: Brudslöja
• українська: Лещиця волотиста
• 中文（简体）: 圆锥石头花
• 中文（繁體）: 圓錐石頭花
• 中文（臺灣）: 宿根滿天星
• 中文: 圆锥石头花

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