Gypsophila tomentosa

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 tomentosa

Name

Gypsophila tomentosa L., Cent. Pl. I: 11 (1755).

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Gypsophila perfoliata var. tomentosa (L.) Murray, Syst. Veg., ed. 13: 346 (1774), sensu López González (1984).
  • Gypsophila perfoliata var. tomentosa (L.) Ser. ex DC., Prodr. 1: 352 (1824).
  • Gypsophila perfoliata var. tomentosa (L.) Willk. in M.Willkomm & J.M.C.Lange, Prodr. Fl. Hispan. 3: 673 (1878), nom. illeg.
  • Gypsophila perfoliata subsp. tomentosa (L.) Malag., Subesp. Variac. Geogr.: 6 (1973).
  • Gypsophila perfoliata var. matritensis O.Bolòs & Vigo, Butl. Inst. Catalana Hist. Nat., Secc. Bot. 38(1): 87 (1974).
• Heterotypic
  • Gypsophila tomentosa var. ilerdensis Sennen & Pau, Bull. Géogr. Bot. 22: 35 (1913).
    • Gypsophila ilerdensis (Sennen & Pau) Sennen & Pau, Treb. Inst. Catalana Hist. Nat. 3: 203 (1917).
    • Gypsophila perfoliata subsp. ilerdensis (Sennen & Pau) O.Bolòs & Vigo, Butl. Inst. Catalana Hist. Nat., Secc. Bot. 38(1): 87 (1974).
    • Gypsophila perfoliata var. ilerdensis (Sennen & Pau) O.Bolòs & Vigo, Butl. Inst. Catalana Hist. Nat., Secc. Bot. 38(1): 87 (1974).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Europe Southwestern Europe Spain. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Linnaeus, C. 1755. Centuria I. Plantarum. Upsaliae, exc. L.M. Höjer. BHL Reference page. 

Additional references

• López González, G. 1984. Gypsophila bermejoi G.López, sp. nov. y algunos comentarios sobre el género Gypsophila con relación a Flora Ibérica. Anales del Jardín Botánico de Madrid 41(1): 35–38. PDF Reference page. 
• Tutin, T.G., Burges, N.A., Chater, A.O., Edmondson, J.R., Heywood, V.H., Moore, D.M., Valentine, D.H., Walters, S.M. & Webb, D.A. (eds.) 1993. Flora Europaea. Volume 1: Psilotaceae to Platanaceae. 2nd edition, xlvi + 581 pp., Cambridge University Press, Cambridge (UK) / New York / Melbourne, ISBN 0-521-41007-X. Reference page. 

Links

• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2025. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Gypsophila tomentosa. Accessed: 2025 December 08.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2025. Gypsophila tomentosa in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2025 December 08. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2025. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Gypsophila tomentosa. Accessed: 08 December 2025. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2025. Gypsophila tomentosa. Published online. Accessed: 08 December 2025. Reference page.
• Tropicos.org 2025. Gypsophila tomentosa. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 08 December 2025. Reference page.

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