Gypsophila tenuifolia

Gypsophila tenuifolia

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 tenuifolia

Name

Gypsophila tenuifolia M.Bieb., Fl. Taur.-Caucas. 1: 319 (1808).

Synonyms

• Heterotypic
  • Gypsophila subcapitata Rupr., Mém. Acad. Imp. Sci. Saint Pétersbourg, Sér. 7, 15(2): 177 (1869).
  • Gypsophila tenuifolia var. subcapitata Rupr., Mém. Acad. Imp. Sci. Saint Pétersbourg, Sér. 7, 15(2): 177 (1869).
  • Gypsophila gracilescens Schischk., Candollea 3: 473 (1928).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Asia-Temperate Caucasus Northern Caucasus, Transcaucasus (Armenia, Azerbaijan, Gruziya) Western Asia Iran, Türkiye. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Bieberstein, F.A.M.v. 1808. Flora Taurico-Caucasica, exhibens stirpes phaenogamas :in Chersoneso Taurica et regionibus caucasicis sponte crescentes. Tomus 1. 429 pp. Charkouiae [Kharkov], Typis Academicis. BHL Reference page. 

Links

• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2025. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Gypsophila tenuifolia. Accessed: 2025 December 13.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2023. Gypsophila tenuifolia 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. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2023. Gypsophila tenuifolia. Published online. Accessed: 18 April 2023. Reference page.
• Hassler, M. 2023. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora.. Gypsophila tenuifolia. Accessed: 18 April 2023. Reference page.
• Tropicos.org 2025. Gypsophila tenuifolia. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 13 December 2025. Reference page.

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