Caryophyllaceae
Sharpleaf baby's-breath
Gypsophila acutifolia
- Family
- Caryophyllaceae
- Genus
- Gypsophila
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Common names
By language (4)
- Chinese
- 丝石竹, 尖叶石头花
- English
- Sharpleaf baby's-breath
- Finnish
- Idänharso
- Swedish
- Stäppslöja
Synonyms
- Gypsophila acutifolia var. latifolia Fenzl
- Gypsophila scariosifolia Parsa
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: introduced
Photos
Photo: Kurt Stüber [1], CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Kurt Stüber [1], CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Kurt Stüber [1], CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.