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Gypsophila paniculata L.
baby's breath

       
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Line Drawing of Gypsophila paniculata L.
Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913. An illustrated flora of the northern United States, Canada and the British Possessions. Vol. 2: 72. Courtesy of Kentucky Native Plant Society. Scanned by Omnitek Inc. Usage Requirements.
 
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Images:
Gypsophila paniculata L.

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Synonyms:
Gypsophila paniculata L.

  GYPAP Gypsophila paniculata L. var. paniculata   baby's breath
 

Distribution:
Gypsophila paniculata L.

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Distribution Map Legend

See U.S. county distributions (when available) by clicking on the map or the linked states below:

USA (CA, CO, CT, FL, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, MA, ME, MI, MN, MT, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NV, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, SD, UT, VT, WA, WI, WY), CAN (AB, BC, MB, NB, NT, ON, QC, SK)
 

Related Taxa:
Gypsophila paniculata L.

View 42 genera in Caryophyllaceae, 12 species in Gypsophila
 

Classification:
Gypsophila paniculata L.

Click on a scientific name below to expand it in the PLANTS Classification Report.
   
Kingdom Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass Caryophyllidae
Order Caryophyllales
Family Caryophyllaceae – Pink family
Genus Gypsophila L. – baby's-breath
Species Gypsophila paniculata L. – baby's breath
 

Noxious Weed Information:
Gypsophila paniculata L.

This plant is listed by the U.S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists. Click on a place name to get a complete noxious weed list for that location, or click here for a composite list of all Federal and State Noxious Weeds.

California:
baby's breath              B list (noxious weeds)
Washington:
babysbreath              Class C noxious weed
 

U.S. Weed Information:
Gypsophila paniculata L.

baby's breath
bachelor's button

This plant can be weedy or invasive according to the authoritative sources noted below. This plant may be known by one or more common names in different places, and some are listed above. Click on an acronym to view each weed list, or click here for a composite list of Weeds of the U.S.

STATE        Assorted authors. 200_. State noxious weed lists for 46 states. State agriculture or natural resource departments.
WSWS        Whitson, T.D. (ed.) et al. 1996. Weeds of the West. Western Society of Weed Science in cooperation with Cooperative Extension Services, University of Wyoming. Laramie, Wyoming. 630pp.
 

Introduced Information:
Gypsophila paniculata L.

This plant is introduced to some part of the PLANTS Floristic Area, though it may be native in other parts. Click on link below for a partial or complete list of PFA introduced plants.

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More Accounts and Images:
Gypsophila paniculata L.

View species account and distribution map from Flora of North America (FNA).

View species account and distribution from USF Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants.

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 20293.

View species account and distribution map from Jepson Interchange (University of California - Berkeley).

View photographs and distribution from University of Washington Burke Museum.

View species account and photographs from University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point Freckmann Herbarium.

 

Related Web Sites:
Gypsophila paniculata L.

Saskatchewan Agriculture and Food: weed identification

Saskatchewan Agriculture and Food: weed identification

Saskatchewan Agriculture and Food: weed identification

 
 
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