Key to Gypsophila
View taxon page for Gypsophila
(For a list of species in Gypsophila, use the above link.)
Jepson Manual glossary definitions can be seen by moving your cursor over words underlined with dots.
1. Calyx tube 7.5–17 mm,
cylindric 
Elongate, with parallel sides and, at any point, round in transverse section.
to
urn-shaped 
Widening more or less abruptly at the base and then gradually or abruptly narrowed toward the tip.
, green, not
scarious between
sepals;
petals (11)15–25 mm;
styles 10–12 mm
..... G. vaccaria 1' Calyx tube ± 1.3–5 mm, cup- to bell-shaped, white-scarious between sepals; petals ± 1–10 mm; styles 1.2–2.5 mm
2. Sepals,
pedicels 
Stalk of an individual flower in an inflorescence, or the corresponding structure in fruit.
glandular-hairy;
leaves generally 10–35 mm wide
..... [G. scorzonerifolia] 2' Sepals, pedicels
glabrous; leaves 2–9(10) mm wide
3' Calyx 1–3 mm;
perennial 
Completing life cycle (germination through death) in more than two years or growing seasons, generally non-woody (at least above ground) to woody; includes perennial herbs as well as subshrubs to trees; the abbreviation 'per' only refers to perennial herb, not to the word 'perennial' alone.
herb, from
stout rhizome 
1. In seed plants, stem that is often elongate, more or less horizontal, usually underground; distinguished from roots by bearing of leaves, leaf scars, axillary buds, etc. 2. In ferns, stem that is located underground, embedded in leaf litter, on rocks or in rock crevices, or on trees or tree branches, often scaly or hairy; distinguished from roots by bearing of fronds (roots rarely bear fronds), and their greater diameter.
..... G. paniculata
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