Gypsophila desertorum Fenzl

Species

Angiosperms > Caryophyllales > Caryophyllaceae > Gypsophila

Characteristics

Herbs perennial, 5--15 cm tall, brown glandular pubescent. Roots brown, 0.5--1.5 cm in diam., woody. Stems densely caespitose, ascending, simple or distally sparsely branched, usually with dwarf, sterile, axillary shoots. Leaves pseudoverticillate, linear-subulate, 4--15 × 0.5--1 mm, rigid, midvein abaxially prominent, base connate, margin involute, apex apiculate. Inflorescence a dichasium; bracts lanceolate or ovate-lanceolate, 2--4 × 2--3 mm, apex apiculate. Pedicel 3--12 mm. Calyx campanulate, ca. 4 × 2--3 mm, lobed for ca. 1/2 its length; lobes ovate, ca. 1.5 mm, margin membranous, apex obtuse or acute. Petals white, lilac veined, obovate-cuneate, ca. 6 × 3 mm, base narrowed, apex retuse. Stamens slightly shorter than petals. Ovary ovoid, ca. 3 mm. Styles 2, ca. 2.5 mm. Capsule ovoid, ca. 4 mm. Seeds deep brown, reniform, ca. 1 mm, obtusely curved rugulose. Fl. May--Jul, fr. Aug.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
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Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.05 - 0.15
Root system tap-root
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Flower color
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OctNovDec
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AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
Nitrogen fixer -
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Environment

Light -
Soil humidity -
Soil texture 7-8
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Hardiness (USDA) -

Usage

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Edible -
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

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

Gypsophila desertorum world distribution map, present in China and Mongolia

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:154439-1
WFO ID wfo-0000713481
COL ID 6L7DV
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Heterochroa desertorum Gypsophila desertorum