| Family | CARYOPHYLLACEAE |
| Genus species | Gypsophila aretioides Boiss. |
| Synonyms | Gypsophila raddeana Regel |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Altitude | 900-2000m |
| Description | leaves densely imbricate, minute, thick, oblong-triangular, obtuse, flowers solitary, subsessile, calyx obconical, lobes obtuse with white margins, petals oblong, entire |
| Size | 5-10cm |
| Color | white |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | + |
| Type | subshrub, cushion |
| Cultivation | rock crevices with favourable water regime, eastern slopes alpine house, poor, drained soil, shading in summer |
| Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C cuttings in late summer |
| Territory |
Asia-Temperate
Middle Asia (Turkmenistan ) Caucasus (Transcaucasus ) Western Asia (Iran) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | CARYOPHYLLACEAE
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