Gypsophila capituliflora Rupr.

Species

Angiosperms > Caryophyllales > Caryophyllaceae > Gypsophila

Characteristics

Herbs perennial, to 25 cm tall. Roots thick, woody. Stems several, caespitose, usually simple, glabrous. Leaves linear, subtrigonous, 1--3 cm × ca. 1 mm, subfleshy, glabrous, apex acute; basal leaves caespitose. Cymes terminal, in subcapitate clusters 1--2 cm in diam.; bracts lanceolate, margin membranous, ciliate, apex acuminate. Pedicel ca. 1 mm. Calyx purple 5-veined, campanulate, 3.5--5 mm, lobed for 1/3--1/2 its length; lobes triangular, margin membranous, ciliate, apex acute. Petals light red-purple or white, narrowly obovate, 6--7 × ca. 1.5 mm, base cuneate, apex retuse. Stamens equaling petals. Ovary ca. 2 mm. Styles short. Capsule suboblong, subequaling calyx. Seeds purple-black, globose, 1.5--2 mm, minutely flat tuberculate. Fl. Jul--Sep, fr. Aug--Sep.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
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Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 0.25
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Photosynthetic pathway c3

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Hardiness (USDA) 4-10

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Cultivation

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Germination duration (days) 10 - 15
Germination temperacture (C°) 21
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Distribution

Gypsophila capituliflora world distribution map, present in China, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Mongolia, and Tajikistan

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:154414-1
WFO ID wfo-0000713458
COL ID 6L7CC
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Synonyms

Gypsophila dshungarica Gypsophila semiglobosa Gypsophila pamirica Gypsophila capituliflora