Gypsophila Linnaeus 1753 (baby's breath)

Angiospermae - Caryophyllales - Caryophyllaceae

Full reference: C. Linnaeus. 1753. Species Plantarum (exhibentes Plantas Rite Cognitas ad Genera Relatas cum Diferentiis Specificis, Nominibus Trivialibus, Synonymis Selectis, Locis Natalibus secundum Systema Sexuale digestas). 1-1200

Parent taxon: Caryophyllaceae according to C. Linnaeus 1753

Sister taxa: Caryophyllaceaepites, Caryophylloflora, Centrospermocarpon, Cerastium, Cucubalus, Dianthus, Krauseola, Minuartia, Pseudostellaria, Spergula, Stellaria, Viscaria, Alsinites

Subtaxa: Gypsophila aggregata Gypsophila altissima Gypsophila fastigiata Gypsophila muralis Gypsophila paniculata Gypsophila perfoliata Gypsophila prostrata Gypsophila repens Gypsophila rigida

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Type: Gypsophila repens

Ecology: "photoautotroph"

Distribution: found only at Berga bei Sangershausen (Bezirk Halle) (Pliocene of Germany)

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