Pan India Bouquets

Gypsophila cerastioides D.Don

Family : Caryophyllaceae
(Pink Family)
Family (Hindi name) : BUGYALE FAMILY
Family (as per The APG System III) : Caryophyllaceae
Synonym(s) : Timaeosia cerastioides (D.Don) Klotzsch; Timaeosia rupestris Edgew. & Hook.f.
Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Acanthophyllum cerastioides (D.Don) Madhani & Zarre
Common name : Himalayan Baby's Breath, Chickweed Baby's-breath
Habit : Perennial herb
Habitat : Common by streams and on grassy hillsides in Alpine Himalayas at altitude 2750-4700 m.
Flower, Fruit : May-Oc
Distribution :
- Uttarakhand : Uttarakhand
- Sikkim : Sikkim
Native : Bangladesh, Bhutan, East Himalaya, India, Nepal, Pakistan, Tibet, West Himalaya
Exotic/Native : Native
World Distribution : Pakistan to South Tibet and Himalaya
Literature : Uniyal B.P., Sharma J.R., Choudhery U., Singh D.K. (2007). Flowering Plants of Uttarakhand: A Checklist. Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh: 80; GRIERSON A.J.C. & LONG D.G. (1983). FLORA OF BHUTAN INCLUDING A RECORD OF PLANTS FROM SIKKIM Vol. 1: Part 2. ROYAL BOTANIC GARDEN, EDINBURGH: 200
Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Navendu Page, Deepak Kumar (2020). Pan India Bouquets. http://flora-peninsula-indica.ces.iisc.ac.in/pan/plants.php?name=Gypsophila cerastioides. Downloaded on 30 June 2022.