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Gypsophila scorzonerifolia Ser.

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Species

Angiosperms > Caryophyllales > Caryophyllaceae > Gypsophila

Characteristics

Plants perennial. Stems ± erect, simple or few-branched proximal to inflorescence, 5-20 dm, proximally glabrous, distally glandular-puberulent. Leaves basal and cauline, bases clasping; blade oblong-lanceolate to nar-rowly ovate, larger leaves 2-15 cm × 7-22(-35) mm, glaucous, apex obtuse to acute. Pedicels 1-12 mm, glandular-puberulent. Flowers: calyx 2.5-4 mm, lobes glandular-puberulent, apex obtuse; petals white with pink tinge to light purplish pink (drying darker), 4-6 mm. Capsules globose. Seed coats coarsely tuberculate. 2n = 68 (Europe, introduced population).
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Coarse, diffusely branched perennial, mostly 5–10 dm, glabrous and glaucous below, glandular-hairy above; lvs oblong-lanceolate to ovate, mostly 2–10 × 1–2 cm, obtuse or abruptly acute, clasping at the base; pedicels and cal glandular; cal 2.5–4 mm; pet 4–6 mm, pale purplish-pink or white, drying darker; capsule globose. Native to the lower Volga region in the U.S.S.R., and occasionally intr. in our range, as in Mich. and Ind. Summer.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
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Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 0.5 - 2.0
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Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Light 7-9
Soil humidity 1-6
Soil texture 3-6
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Hardiness (USDA) 4-9

Usage

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Cultivation

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

Gypsophila scorzonerifolia world distribution map, present in Belarus, Canada, Czech Republic, Germany, Ukraine, United States of America, and South Africa

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:154622-1
WFO ID wfo-0000713740
COL ID 3HY24
BDTFX ID 30760
INPN ID 100690
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Synonyms

Gypsophila scorzonerifolia Gypsophila perfoliata var. angustifolia
WorldFloraDB 2024