Gypsophila perfoliata

Gypsophila perfoliata

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 perfoliata

Name

Gypsophila perfoliata L., Sp. Pl. 1.: 408 (1753).

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Gypsophila perfoliata Ser. ex DC., Prodr. 1: 352 (1824), isonym.
• Heterotypic
  • Gypsophila sabulosa Steven ex Ser. in A.P. de Candolle, Prodr. 1: 352 (1824).
  • Gypsophila trichotoma Wender., Index Sem. (Marburg) 1835: 5 (1835).
    • Gypsophila perfoliata subsp. trichotoma (Wender.) Dostál
  • Gypsophila trichotoma var. glabra Fenzl in C.F. von Ledebour, Fl. Ross. 1(2): 297 (1842).
    • Gypsophila perfoliata var. glabra (Fenzl) O.M.Tsarenko, Ukrayins'k. Bot. Zhurn. 55(6): 636 (1998).
  • Gypsophila perfoliata var. pubescens Fenzl in C.F. von Ledebour, Fl. Ross. 1(2): 297 (1842).
  • Gypsophila hygrophila Post, Pl. Postianae 2: 6 (1891).
  • Gypsophila tekirae Stef., Izv. Bulg. Bot. Družh. 3: 77 (1929).
  • Gypsophila anatolica var. bertonii Gomb., Bull. Soc. Bot. France 93: 147 (1946).
  • Gypsophila paulii Klokov, Bot. Zhurn. (Kiev) 5(1): 25 (1948).
  • Gypsophila perfoliata var. araratica Kit Tan, Notes Roy. Bot. Gard. Edinburgh 42(1): 63 (1984).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Europe Regional: Middle Europe Czechia-Slovakia, Germany (introduced), Hungary, Poland (introduced). Regional: Southeastern Europe Bulgaria, Romania. Regional: Eastern Europe Belarus, Baltic States (introduced), Krym, Central European Russia (introduced), East European Russia, South European Russia, Ukraine. Continental: Asia-Temperate Regional: Siberia Altay, Tuva. Regional: Middle Asia Kazakhstan, Kirgizstan, Tadzhikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan. Regional: Caucasus North Caucasus, Transcaucasus. Regional: Western Asia Iran, Lebanon-Syria, Türkiye. Regional: China Xinjiang. Regional: Mongolia Mongolia. 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: 408. 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 perfoliata. Accessed: 2025 December 24.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2023. Gypsophila perfoliata 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 perfoliata. Accessed: 18 April 2023. Reference page.
• International Plant Names Index. 2023. Gypsophila perfoliata. Published online. Accessed: 18 April 2023. Reference page.
• Tropicos.org 2025. Gypsophila perfoliata. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 24 December 2025. Reference page.

Vernacular names

• български: Текирска мишорка
• Deutsch: Durchwachsenblättriges Gipskraut
• English: Perfoliate baby's-breath
• فارسی: گچ‌دوست ساقه محصور
• suomi: Seporaunikki
• українська: Лищиця пронизанолиста
• 中文（简体）: 钝叶石头花
• 中文: 钝叶石头花

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