Our species are native from central Asia to eastern or central Europe, and are here escaped from cultivation. The petals are white to roseate.
1. Pedicels and calyces glandular-pubescent; largest leaves (except on depauperate stems) usually at least 1 cm broad.
G. scorzonerifolia
1. Pedicels and calyces glabrous; largest leaves less than 1 cm broad.
2. Calyx 1–2.1 mm long; perennial 5–8 dm or more tall, from a woody base surmounting a thick root.
G. paniculata
2. Calyx ca. 2.3–4 mm long; annual up to 6 dm tall, from a slender tap root.
3. Leaves usually ca. 4–7 mm wide; lowermost internodes glabrous.
G. elegans
3. Leaves less than 3 mm wide; lowermost internodes minutely pubescent.
G. muralis
All species found in Gypsophila
Citation:
MICHIGAN FLORA ONLINE. A. A. Reznicek, E. G. Voss, & B. S. Walters. February 2011. University of Michigan. Web. April 19, 2021. https://michiganflora.net/genus.aspx?id=Gypsophila.