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Gypsophila scorzonerifolia

Ser.

Garden Baby's-breath

GNRUnranked Found in 2 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →

GNRUnrankedGlobal Rank

Identity

Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.130717

Element CodePDCAR0A060

Record TypeSPECIES

ClassificationSpecies

Classification StatusStandard

Name CategoryVascular Plant

KingdomPlantae

PhylumAnthophyta

ClassDicotyledoneae

OrderCaryophyllales

FamilyCaryophyllaceae

GenusGypsophila

Other Common Names

Glandular Baby's-breath (EN) Gypsophile à feuilles de scorsonère (FR)

Concept Reference

Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.

Conservation Status

Review Date1994-03-22

Change Date1994-03-22

Edition Date1991-05-24

Edition AuthorsBroaddus, Lynn

Rank Reasons

Recently esablished in Michigan, Illinois and Indiana. Native of Asia or Europe.

Ecology & Habitat

Habitat

Roadsides, dunes, quarries, apparently thriving in very calcareous sites (Voss, 1985).

Other Nations (2)

CanadaNNA

Province	Rank	Native
Ontario	SNA	No
Alberta	SNA	No
British Columbia	SNA	No

United StatesNNA

Province	Rank	Native
Indiana	SNA	No
Michigan	SNA	No
California	SNA	No
Illinois	SNA	No
Nevada	SNA	No
Montana	SNA	No
Utah	SNA	No
Wyoming	SNA	No
Colorado	SNA	No
Wisconsin	SNA	No

Plant Characteristics

Economic Value (Genus)No

Roadless Areas (2)

California (1)

Area	Forest	Acres
Log Cabin Saddlebag	Inyo National Forest	15,165

Montana (1)

Area	Forest	Acres
Fleecer	Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest	31,585

References (1)

Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.