Gypsophila patrinii Ser.

Species

Angiosperms > Caryophyllales > Caryophyllaceae > Gypsophila

Characteristics

Herbs perennial, 25--60 cm tall, glabrous. Roots thick, 5--10 mm in diam., woody. Stems ascending or erect. Leaves linear, 1.5--4 cm × 1--3 mm, base connate into a short sheath, apex acute; basal leaves fascicled; cauline leaves few. Cymes terminal, laxly few flowered; bracts lanceolate or triangular, 2--3 × ca. 1 mm, margin membranous, ciliate, apex acuminate. Pedicel slender, 0.5--2 cm. Calyx lilac membranous between green or purplish, broad veins, campanulate, 2--3 mm; lobes ovate, margin membranous, sparsely ciliate, apex acute. Petals purple-red, obovate, base cuneate, apex retuse. Stamens shorter than petals; filaments linear, flat; anthers yellow, subglobose. Ovary ovoid, ca. 1.5 mm. Styles ca. 3.5 mm. Capsule ovoid, longer than calyx. Seeds brown-red, compressed reniform-globose, 0.8--1.2 mm, both surfaces smooth; raphe tuberculate. Fl. Jun--Sep, fr. Jul--Oct.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
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Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 0.25 - 0.6
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Hardiness (USDA) 5-10

Usage

Uses medicinal
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Cultivation

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

Gypsophila patrinii world distribution map, present in China, Kazakhstan, Liberia, and Mongolia

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:154567-1
WFO ID wfo-0000713651
COL ID 3HXYG
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Synonyms

Gypsophila triquetra Arenaria gmelinii Eremogone gmelinii Gypsophila gmelinii Gypsophila patrinii Gypsophila thesiifolia Gypsophila gmelinii var. caespitosa Gypsophila gmelinii var. intermedia Gypsophila gmelinii var. patrinii Gypsophila gmelinii var. thesiifolia Gypsophila patrinii var. caespitosa Gypsophila patrinii var. thesiifolia Gypsophila acutifolia var. gmelinii