Gypsophila rupestris

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Caryophyllales

Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Orthokaryota Cladus: Neokaryota Cladus: Photokaryota Cladus: Diaphoretickes Cladus: CAM Regnum*: Archaeplastida Regnum: Plantae Regnum*: Viridiplantae Cladus: Streptophyta Cladus: Phragmoplastophyta Cladus: Embryophyta Cladus: Polysporangiophyta Divisio*: Tracheophyta Cladus: Eutracheophyta Cladus: Euphyllophytina Cladus: Megaphylla Cladus: Radiatopses Cladus: Lignophyta Cladus: Metalignophyta Diviso*: Spermatophyta Classis*: Angiospermae Cladus: Mesangiospermae Cladus: Eudicota Cladus: Core eudicots Ordo: Caryophyllales

Familia: Caryophyllaceae
Tribus: Caryophylleae
Genus: Gypsophila
Species: Gypsophila rupestris

Name

Gypsophila rupestris Kupr., Bot. Zhurn. (Moscow & Leningrad) 74(12): 1785 (1989).

• Typus: Kazakh SSR, Dzhezkazgan region, Ortau mountains, 14 September 1988, A. Kupriyanov (Holotype: LE).

Homonyms

• Gypsophila rupestris Turcz. ex Ledeb., Fl. Ross. 1(2): 293 (1842), nom. inval., vide Gypsophila fastigiata subsp. fastigiata.
• Gypsophila rupestris Mozaff., Iran. J. Bot. 5: 33 (1991), nom. illeg. hom., vide Gypsophila mozaffarianii Negaresh, Ann. Bot. Fenn. 53: 14 (2016).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Europe Regional: Eastern Europe East European Russia. Continental: Asia-Temperate Regional: Middle Asia Kazakhstan. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Kuprianov, A.N. 1989. О новом виде рода Gypsophila (Caryophyllaceae) из Центрального Казахстана. On a new species of the genus Gypsophila (Caryophyllaceae) from Central Kazakhstan. Botanicheskii Zhurnal 74(12): 1785–1786. Full issue DJVUReference page. 

Links

• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2025. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Gypsophila rupestris. Accessed: 2025 December 15.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2025. Gypsophila rupestris in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2025 December 15. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2025. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Gypsophila rupestris. Accessed: 15 December 2025. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2025. Gypsophila rupestris. Published online. Accessed: 15 December 2025. Reference page.
• Tropicos.org 2025. Gypsophila rupestris. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 15 December 2025. Reference page.

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