Gypsophila umbricola

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 umbricola

Name

Gypsophila umbricola (J.R.I.Wood) R.A.Clement, Edinburgh J. Bot. 51: 57 (1994).

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Saponaria umbricola J.R.I.Wood, Kew Bull. 39: 130 (1984).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Asia-Temperate Arabian Peninsula Saudi Arabia, Yemen. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Additional references

• Miller, A.G. & Cope, T.A. 1996. Flora of the Arabian peninsula and Socotra. 1. XXI + 586 pp., Edinburgh University Press, Edinburgh. ISBN 0-7486-0475-8 Reference page. 
• Collenette, I.S. 1999. Wildflowers of Saudi Arabia. 799 pp., Riyadh: National commission for wildlife conservation and development (NCWCD), Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. ISBN 9960-614-09-3.Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2025. Gypsophila umbricola in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2025 Dec 16. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2025. Gypsophila umbricola. Published online. Accessed: 16 Dec 2025. Reference page.
• Hassler, M. 2025. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora.. Gypsophila umbricola. Accessed: Dec 16 2025. Reference page.