Caryophyllaceae
Showy baby's-breath
Gypsophila elegans
- Family
- Caryophyllaceae
- Genus
- Gypsophila
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Common names
By language (13)
- Armenian
- Ցմախ շքեղ
- arz
- جيبسوفيلا ايليجانس
- Chinese
- 縷絲花, 缕丝花, 霞草, 丝石竹, 满天星
- Czech
- Šater ozdobný
- English
- Showy baby's-breath
- Estonian
- Kaunis kipslill
- Finnish
- Kesäharso
- Japanese
- カスミソウ
- Korean
- 안개꽃
- Latvian
- Gleznā ģipsene
- Lithuanian
- Grakščioji guboja
- Persian
- گچدوست معمولی
- Swedish
- Sommarslöja
Synonyms
- Gypsophila ceballosi Pau & Vicioso
- Gypsophila elegans var. elegans
- Gypsophila elegans var. latipetala Barkoudah
- Gypsophila producta Stapf
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Annual, Biennial
- In the US and Canada
- Alaska: introduced, Canada: introduced, Lower 48 states: introduced
Photos
Photo: Rameshng, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Krzysztof Golik, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Jean.claude, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: 阿橋 HQ, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Project Purity Seeds, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Project Purity Seeds, CC BY-SA 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.