| Family | CARYOPHYLLACEAE |
| Genus species | Gypsophila saligna Schrad |
| Bibliography | Index Seminum (GOET, Gottingensis) 1834: 3 (1834) |
| Native Range | sw. Siberia to Afghanistan and n. Pakistan |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | grassland |
| Altitude | 1000-4300m |
| Description | rooting, leaves sessile, lanceolate, flowers crowded in dense capitate inflorescence, axis of inflorescence glandular pubescent, corolla 10-15mm, calyx campanulate |
| Size | 20-50cm |
| Color | white |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | perennial |
| Cultivation | mesic, slightly humous, sunny site alpine house, moist, rich, drained soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C division in spring; cuttings in late summer |
| Synonyms | Gypsophila cephalotes (Schrenk) Korsh. Gypsophila fastigiata var. cephalotes Schrenk Gypsophila planifolia H.J.P.Winkl. Gypsophila pulposa Gillib. ex F.N.Williams Gypsophila tianschanica Popov & Schischk. |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 30 Siberia (ALT Altay, TVA Tuva) 32 Middle Asia (KAZ Kazakhstan, KGZ Kirgizistan, TZK Tadzhikistan, UZB Uzbekistan) 34 Western Asia (AFG Afghanistan) 36 China (CHX Xinjiang) 37 Mongolia 4 Asia-Tropical 40 Indian Subcontinent (PAK Pakistan) |