| Family | CARYOPHYLLACEAE |
| Genus species | Gypsophila repens L. |
| Bibliography | Sp. Pl. 1: 407 (1753) |
| Native Range | Mountains of c. & s. Europe |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | grassland and rocks |
| Altitude | 600-2900m |
| Description | stems trailing, at apex ascendent, leaves linear to lanceolate, blue-green, inflorescence lax, flowers 1cm across, sepals acute, petals 7-9mm long |
| Size | 10-30cm |
| Color | white |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | + |
| Type | perennial |
| 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 division in spring; cuttings in late summer |
| Synonyms | Gypsophila adscendens Jacq. Gypsophila alpestris Jord. & Fourr. Gypsophila dubia Willd. Gypsophila erectiuscula Jord. & Fourr. Gypsophila repens var. alpestris (Jord. & Fourr.) Rouy & Foucaud Gypsophila repens var. alpigena Brügger Gypsophila repens var. archetypa Murr Gypsophila repens var. dioica Beauverd Gypsophila repens var. erectiuscula (Jord. & Fourr.) Rouy Gypsophila repens var. montana Rchb. Gypsophila repens f. pienina Zapal. Gypsophila repens var. prostrata Borbás ex Hallier Gypsophila repens var. pygmaea Beauverd Gypsophila repens var. sabauda (Jord. & Fourr.) Rouy & Foucaud Gypsophila sabauda Jord. & Fourr. Saponaria diffusa Lam. Silene repens E.H.L.Krause |
| Territory | 1 Europe 11 Middle Europe (AUT Austria, CZE Czechoslovakia, GER Germany, POL Poland, SWI Switzerland) 12 Southwestern Europe (FRA France, SPA Spain) 13 Southeastern Europe (ITA Italy, YUG Yugoslavia) |
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