Gypsophila pacifica Komarov

Pink baby's-breath (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Caryophyllales > Caryophyllaceae > Gypsophila

Characteristics

Herbs perennial, 60--90 cm tall. Roots brown-gray, thick, woody. Stems erect, reddish or glaucous, glabrous. Leaves ovate, 2.5--6 × 1--3.5 cm, 3-or 5-veined, base amplexicaul, apex obtuse to acute. Cymes terminal, lax; bracts triangular, margin membranous, ciliate, apex acuminate. Pedicel 5--10 mm. Calyx campanulate, 2--3 mm; lobes ovate-triangular, margin membranous, ciliate, apex obtuse. Petals pale purple or pink, oblong, ca. 6 mm, base narrowed, apex rounded. Stamens shorter than petals. Ovary ovoid. Styles shorter than petals. Capsule ovoid, longer than calyx. Seeds brown-black, compressed reniform-globose, 1.2--1.5 mm, obtusely tuberculate. Fl. Jul--Oct, fr. Aug--Oct.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support -
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) 0.75 - 1.0
Mature height (meter) 0.6 - 0.95
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
Fruit color -
Fruiting months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Light 6-8
Soil humidity 2-6
Soil texture 5-8
Soil acidity 4-8
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 3-8

Usage

Uses medicinal
Edible -
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by cuttings or seedlings.
Mode cuttings seedlings
Germination duration (days) 10 - 15
Germination temperacture (C°) 21
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -40
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Distribution

Gypsophila pacifica world distribution map, present in China and Korea (Democratic People's Republic of)

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:154558-1
WFO ID wfo-0000713633
COL ID 3HXY9
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Gypsophila pacifica Gypsophila perfoliata var. latifolia