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Gypsophila elegans Bieb.
showy babysbreath
Symbol: GYEL
Group: Dicot
Family: Caryophyllaceae
Growth Habit: Forb/herb
Duration: Annual
Biennial
U.S. Nativity: Introduced

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State Distributional Map for GYEL
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Plant Distribution by State

Gypsophila elegans Bieb.

GYEL

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Related Taxa:
Gypsophila elegans Bieb.

View 40 genera in Caryophyllaceae, 10 species in Gypsophila

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Classification:
Gypsophila elegans Bieb.

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. – babysbreath
                               Species Gypsophila elegans Bieb. – showy babysbreath

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Introduced Information:
Gypsophila elegans Bieb.
This plant is introduced to the United States from another country or countries. Click on link below for a partial or complete list of U.S. introduced plants.

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Other Species Accounts and Images:
Gypsophila elegans Bieb.

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).
View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 20291.
View species account or photographs from Wisconsin State Herbarium (UW-Madison).

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