Caryophyllaceae

Gypsophila altissima L.

Family: Caryophyllaceae
Genus: Gypsophila

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Gypsophila altissima (Gypsophila altissima) — FlowerPhoto: Sergey Basalaev, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (2)

Chinese: 高石头花, 高霞草
Russian: Качим высочайший, Гипсофила высокая, Гипсофила высочайшая, Гипсофила тяньшаньская, Качим высокий, Качим тяньшанский, Качим тяньшаньский

Synonyms

Arrostia altissima Raf.
Gypsophila altissima var. elongata Ledeb.
Gypsophila scariosa Tausch
Gypsophila tianschanica Popov & Schischk.
Gypsophila tianschanica M.Pop. & Schischk.
Gypsophila ucrainica Kleopow

Flowers

In flower: June to August (from 32 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Photos

FlowerPhoto: Sergey Basalaev, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Евгений Маринкин, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Евгений Егорейченков, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Арбузова Марина Владимировна, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Dmitriy Bochkov, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: safinarezeda, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Stanislav Murashkin, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Sergey Basalaev, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Алёна Осипова, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Aleksei Baushev, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Сергей, CC0, from iNaturalist

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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). About our plant data.