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Gypsophila aretioides Boiss.  
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FamilyCARYOPHYLLACEAE
Genus speciesGypsophila aretioides Boiss. 
BibliographyDiagn. Pl. Orient. 1: 9 (1843)
Native RangeTurkmenistan to Transcaucasus and Iran
Primary BiomeTemperate
Habitatrocky slopes
Altitude900-2000m
Descriptionleaves densely imbricate, minute, thick, oblong-triangular, obtuse, flowers solitary, subsessile, calyx obconical, lobes obtuse with white margins, petals oblong, entire
Size5-10cm
Colorwhite
Bloomsummer
Ca+
Typesubshrub
Cultivationsunny rock crevices, protection against winter wet
alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun
Propagationseed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C
cuttings in late summer
SynonymsGypsophila raddeana Regel
Territory3 Asia-Temperate
     32 Middle Asia (TKM Turkmenistan)
     33 Caucasus (TCS Transcaucasus)
     34 Western Asia (IRN Iran)
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