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Perfoliate baby's-breath

Gypsophila perfoliata

Perfoliate baby's-breath
Photo: © 2004-2005 РИОСВ - Пазарджик. Original uploader was Bggoldie at bg.wikipedia, Attribution
Family
Caryophyllaceae (Pink & carnation family)
Grows as
Perennial
Native range
SE. Europe to Mongolia and Iran
Climate
temperate

About

Gypsophila perfoliata, the perfoliate gypsophila, is a species of plant in the family Caryophyllaceae.

Other Gypsophila plants

Showy baby's-breath · Fastigiate Gypsophila · Gypsophila litwinowii · Oldham's baby's-breath · Baby's breath · Gypsophila petraea · Creeping baby's-breath · Gypsophila spinosa · Cow Soapwort · Baby's-breath

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Gypsophila perfoliata by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.

Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.

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