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Gypsophila
Gypsophila repens
Gypsophila repens
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Caryophyllaceae
Genus: Gypsophila
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Species

About 100 species; see text:

Gypsophila (Baby's-breath; Gypsophila [1] ) is a genus of about 100 species of flowering plants in the family Caryophyllaceae, native to Europe, Asia and north Africa. Plants are living Organisms belonging to the kingdom Plantae. The flowering plants or angiosperms ( Angiospermae or Magnoliophyta) are the most widespread group Magnoliopsida is the Botanical name for a class of Flowering plants By definition the class will include the family Magnoliaceae, but its Caryophyllales is an order of Flowering plants that includes the cacti, carnations Amaranths Ice plants and most The Caryophyllaceae, commonly called the pink family or carnation family, is a family of Flowering plants The species are Dicotyledons Carl Linnaeus (Latinized as Carolus Linnaeus, also known after his ennoblement as, May 23 new style (13 May old style 1707 who laid the foundations for A genus (plural genera from Γένος Latin genus "descent family type gender" is a low-level Taxonomic The flowering plants or angiosperms ( Angiospermae or Magnoliophyta) are the most widespread group The Caryophyllaceae, commonly called the pink family or carnation family, is a family of Flowering plants The species are Dicotyledons Many species are found on calcium-rich soils, including gypsum, whence the name of the genus. Calcium (ˈkælsiəm is the Chemical element with the symbol Ca and Atomic number 20 Gypsum is a very soft Mineral composed of Calcium sulfate dihydrate with the Chemical formula Ca[[sulfur S]] O 4·2 Some species are also sometimes called "baby's breath" or simply, "Gyp", among the floral industry. Its botanical name means "lover of chalk", which is accurate in describing the type of soil in which this plant grows.

They are herbaceous annual and perennial plants growing to 5-120 cm tall. A herbaceous plant (or in botanical use a Herb) is a Plant that has leaves and stems that die down at the end of Botanically an annual plant is a Plant that usually germinates, Flowers and dies in one Year. A perennial plant or perennial ( Latin per, "through" annus, "year" is a Plant that lives for more than The leaves are opposite, linear to narrow triangular, often falcate (sickle-shaped), 1-7 cm long and 2-8 mm broad. In Botany, a leaf is an above-ground Plant organ specialized for Photosynthesis. The flowers are produced in large inflorescences, which may be either dense or open and lax; each flower is small, 3-10 mm diameter, with five white or pink petals. A flower, also known as a bloom or Blossom, is the reproductive structure found in Flowering plants (plants of the division Magnoliophyta, also An inflorescence is a group or cluster of Flowers arranged on a stem that is composed of a main Branch or a complicated arrangement of branches

Selected species

Cultivation and uses

Gypsophilas are often grown as ornamental plants in gardens; they are grown both as garden plants and also valuable as a cut flower in floristry to add as a filler to flower bouquets. Gypsophila elegans ( Annual Baby's-breath, Showy Baby's-breath) is an Ornamental plant native to Asia and Europe Gypsophila paniculata, commonly known as Baby's-breath, is a cultivated ornamental flower popular in the florist trade and originally from Eastern Europe Gypsophila repens is a Perennial plant of the genus Gypsophila. Gypsophila (Commonly known as Baby's-breath in the United States elsewhere Gypsophila) is a Genus of about 100 species of Flowering plants Ornamental plants are typically grown in the flower Garden or as House plants Most commonly they are grown for the display of their Flowers Other common Floristry is the general term used to describe the professional floral trade The most commonly encountered in gardens are G. paniculata (a perennial species), G. elegans, and G. muralis (both annual species). They are easily propagated from seed, by cuttings, or by root division before growth starts in the spring. A seed (in some plants referred to as a kernel) is a small embryonic Plant enclosed in a covering called the seed coat usually with some stored Starting as a tiny seed, the annuals and perennials germinate in ten to fifteen days, and can grow rapidly up to 50 cm in height. Germination is the process whereby growth emerges from a period of dormancy While they prefer full sun, along with rich, light soil, deficiencies in poor soil constitution can be overcome by adding a general purpose fertilizer, as long as it is well drained. Soil, often typeset as SOiL, is a four piece rock band from Chicago Illinois United States founded by Shaun Glass Tom Schofield Tim King and Adam Zadel Fertilizers ( also spelt fertiliser are chemical compounds given to Plants to promote growth they are usually applied either through the soil for uptake by plant

Gypsophila paniculata has become an invasive species in parts of North America. Introduced species|Weed Invasive species is a phrase with several definitions

Gypsophila rokejeka is used to provide saponins in the production of halva[2]

Gypsophila species are used as food plants by the larvae of some Lepidoptera species including three case-bearers of the genus Coleophora which feed on G. Saponins are a class of chemical compounds one of very many Secondary metabolites found in natural sources with saponins found in particular abundance in various plant Types Most types of halva are relatively dense confections that are sweetened with Sugar or Honey. A larva ( Latin; plural larvae) is a juvenile form of Animal with indirect development, undergoing Metamorphosis (for example Lepidoptera is an order of Insect that includes Moths and butterflies. Coleophora is a very large genus of Moths of the family Coleophoridae with around 1000 described species fastigiata: C. kyffhusana, C. niveistrigella (both of which feed exclusively on the plant) and C. vicinella.

External links

References

  1. ^ Gypsophila at USDA PLANTS Database
  2. ^ a b Ethnological Museum of Thrace

Dictionary

gypsophila

-noun

  1. Any of many flowering plants, of the genus Gypsophila, that have a profusion of small pink or white flowers
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