Caryophyllaceae

Turkish baby's-breath

Gypsophila pilosa Huds.

Family: Caryophyllaceae
Genus: Gypsophila

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Turkish baby's-breath: Gypsophila pilosa S from Al Rajif in Jordan — Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (4)

Chinese: 展伸霞草
English: Turkish baby's-breath
Finnish: Karvaraunikki
Swedish: Hårslöja

Synonyms

Gypsophila porrigens Boiss.
Hagenia filiformis Moench
Pseudosaponaria pilosa (Huds.) Ikonn.
Saponaria porrigens L.
Silene porrigens Gouan ex L.

Characteristics

Growth habit: Forb/herb
Lifespan: Annual
In the US and Canada: Lower 48 states: introduced

Photos

Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Yves Bas, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Jorge Íñiguez, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Dr. Nasser Halaweh, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, 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.