Gypsophila vaccaria

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Gypsophila vaccaria
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Caryophyllaceae
Genus: Gypsophila
Species:
G. vaccaria
Binomial name
Gypsophila vaccaria
(L.) Sm. [1]
Synonyms [1]
  • Dianthus inclususWalp.
  • Lychnis vaccaria(L.) Scop.
  • Saponaria amplissimaMill.
  • Saponaria hispanicaMill.
  • Saponaria inclusaK.Koch
  • Saponaria linifloraBoiss. & Hausskn.
  • Saponaria oxyodontaBoiss.
  • Saponaria pentagonaSteud.
  • Saponaria perfoliataRoxb. ex Willd.
  • Saponaria rubraLam., nom. superfl.
  • Saponaria segetalisNeck.
  • Saponaria vaccariaL.
  • Silene vaccariaE.H.L.Krause
  • Vaccaria arvensisLink, nom. superfl.
  • Vaccaria brachycalyxPau
  • Vaccaria grandifloraJaub. & Spach
  • Vaccaria hispanica(Mill.) Rauschert
  • Vaccaria hispanica subsp. grandiflora(Ser.) Holub
  • Vaccaria hispanica subsp. liniflora(Boiss. & Hausskn.) Greuter & Burdet
  • Vaccaria hispanica subsp. oxyodonta(Boiss.) Greuter & Burdet
  • Vaccaria hispanica subsp. pyramidata(Medik.) Holub
  • Vaccaria hispanica subsp. vaccaria(L.) P.Eliáš
  • Vaccaria inclusaLedeb.
  • Vaccaria liniflora(Boiss. & Hausskn.) Bornm.
  • Vaccaria oxyodontaBoiss.
  • Vaccaria parvifloraMoench
  • Vaccaria perfoliata(Roxb. ex Willd.) Sweet
  • Vaccaria pyramidalisPrahl
  • Vaccaria pyramidataMedik.
  • Vaccaria pyramidata subsp. grandiflora(Ser.) Hayek
  • Vaccaria segetalis(Neck.) Garcke ex Asch.
  • Vaccaria segetalis subsp. pyramidata(Medik.) Dostál
  • Vaccaria sessilifoliaSweet, nom. superfl.
  • Vaccaria vaccaria(L.) Huth, not validly publ.
  • Vaccaria vulgarisHost, nom. superfl.

Gypsophila vaccaria is a species of flowering plant in the family Caryophyllaceae. It is native from Portugal and Morocco to the Himalayas, and has been introduced into temperate areas worldwide. [1] Among its many synonyms is Vaccaria hispanica, which was the only species placed in the genus Vaccaria. It is known by several common names including cowherb, cowcockle, [2] cow basil, cow soapwort, and prairie carnation. It is an annual herb with blue-gray, waxy herbage and pale pink flowers.

The seeds of the species are used in Chinese medicine. [3]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Gypsophila vaccaria (L.) Sm." Plants of the World Online . Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew . Retrieved 2024-01-02.
  2. ↑ Flora of North America
  3. ↑ Chinese Herbal Medicine Materia Medica, 3rd edition. Dan Bensky, Steven Clavey, Erich Stöger, et al. 2004. Eastland Press.


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