Baby's-Breath (Wildflowers of Eisenhower State Park)

Baby's-Breath

Gypsophila paniculata

Summary ⁷

Gypsophila paniculata (baby's breath, common gypsophila, panicled baby's-breath) is a species of flowering plant in the Caryophyllaceae family, native to central and eastern Europe. It is an herbaceous perennial growing to 1.2 m (4 ft) tall and wide, with mounds of branching stems covered in clouds of tiny white flowers in summer (hence the common name "baby's breath"). Its natural habitat is on the Steppes in dry, sandy and stony places, often on calcareous soi

National distribution ⁸

Canada

Origin: Exotic

Regularity: Regularly occurring

Currently: Unknown/Undetermined

Confidence: Confident

United States

Origin: Exotic

Regularity: Regularly occurring

Currently: Unknown/Undetermined

Confidence: Confident

Sources and Credits

(c) Hermann Falkner, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5291/5401433705_9967d8f4af.jpg
(c) Václav Dvořák, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), https://www.biolib.cz/IMG/GAL/93406.jpg
(c) 2010 Barry Breckling, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), http://calphotos.berkeley.edu/cgi/img_query?seq_num=335535&one=T
(c) 2010 Barry Breckling, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), http://calphotos.berkeley.edu/cgi/img_query?seq_num=335536&one=T
(c) "<a href=""http://www.knps.org"">Kentucky Native Plant Society</a>. Scanned by <a href=""http://www.omnitekinc.com/"">Omnitek Inc</a>.", some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), http://plants.usda.gov/java/largeImage?imageID=gypa_001_avd.tif
(c) Stanislav Krejčík, some rights reserved (CC BY), https://www.biolib.cz/IMG/GAL/69967.jpg
(c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gypsophila_paniculata
(c) NatureServe, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), http://eol.org/data_objects/29109281

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