| Family | CARYOPHYLLACEAE |
| Genus species | Gypsophila laricina Schreb. |
| Bibliography | Nova Acta Phys.-Med. Acad. Caes. Leop.-Carol. Nat. Cur. 4: 138 (1770) |
| Native Range | nw. Iran to c. & e. Turkey |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | rocks |
| Description | glabrous, floral stems numerous, rigid, leaves linear, triquetrous or flat, 1-6cm, narrowly acuminate, flowers sessile in dense, spherical clusters, petals 4-5mm |
| Size | 10-55cm |
| Color | white, pale rose |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | subshrub |
| Cultivation | sunny rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C cuttings in late summer |
| Synonyms | Gypsophila cappadocica Boiss. & Balansa Gypsophila exaltata Bornm. Gypsophila sphaerocephala Fenzl ex Tchich. Gypsophila spaherocepala var. cappadocica (Boiss. & Balansa) Boiss. |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 34 Western Asia (IRN Iran, IRQ Iraq, TUR Turkey) |