Gypsophila tubulosa Boiss.

Petit-Œillet tubulé (fr)

Species

Angiosperms > Caryophyllales > Caryophyllaceae > Gypsophila

Characteristics

Herb, annual, puberulent throughout and with long, glandular hairs mostly on the inflorescence. Stem erect, often branched from base, 5–20 cm high. Leaves sessile, linear-subulate, 5–15 mm long, 0.5–1 mm wide. Inflorescence loose, usually many-flowered; bracts herbaceous. Pedicels erect or spreading, 5–15 mm long. Calyx tubular-campanulate, 4–7 mm long, with prominent, green veins; calyx lobes very short, broadly ovate, obtuse to subacute. Petals linear-cuneate, 5–9 mm long, pink, with 3 darker veins, entire, emarginate or bilobed. Styles 2. Capsule ovoid or conical, 4–5 mm long. Seeds 0.5–0.8 mm long, black, rostellate, bluntly tuberculate.
Life form annual
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
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Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
Spread anemochory
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Mature height (meter) 0.05 - 0.2
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Environment

A widespread weed of disturbed, often sandy soils.
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Hardiness (USDA) 8-12

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 tubulosa world distribution map, present in Australia, France, and New Zealand

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:154680-1
WFO ID wfo-0000713808
COL ID 6KVF6
BDTFX ID 30762
INPN ID 100693
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Synonyms

Gypsophila tubulosa Dichoglottis australis Psammophiliella tubulosa Dichoglottis tubulosa Psammophila tubulosa