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Creeping Baby's-breath
Gypsophila repens
Taxonomy
Kingdom: Plantae ›Phylum: Tracheophyta ›Class: Magnoliopsida ›Order: Caryophyllales ›Family: Caryophyllaceae ›Genus: Gypsophila
About
Gypsophila repens, known as alpine gypsophila or creeping baby's breath, is a species of flowering plant of the family Caryophyllaceae, native to the mountains of central and southern Europe, where it grows on dry, chalky slopes. The Latin name literally means "creeping chalk-lover". It is a prostrate, mat-forming herbaceous perennial, growing around 20 cm (8 in) tall by 30–50 cm (12–20 in) wide. For much of the summer it bears masses of star-shaped flowers which may be white, lilac or...
Frequently Asked Questions
- The scientific name of Creeping Baby's-breath is Gypsophila repens.
- Creeping Baby's-breath belongs to the kingdom Plantae.
- Creeping Baby's-breath belongs to the phylum Tracheophyta.
- Creeping Baby's-breath belongs to the class Magnoliopsida.
- Creeping Baby's-breath belongs to the order Caryophyllales.
- Creeping Baby's-breath belongs to the family Caryophyllaceae.
- Creeping Baby's-breath belongs to the genus Gypsophila.