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.
Quick facts Scientific classification, Binomial name ...
| Gypsophila vaccaria |
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Scientific classification  |
| Kingdom: |
Plantae |
| Clade: |
Tracheophytes |
| Clade: |
Angiosperms |
| Clade: |
Eudicots |
| Order: |
Caryophyllales |
| Family: |
Caryophyllaceae |
| Genus: |
Gypsophila |
| Species: |
G. vaccaria |
| Binomial name |
Gypsophila vaccaria
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| Synonyms[1] |
- Dianthus inclusus Walp.
- Lychnis vaccaria (L.) Scop.
- Saponaria amplissima Mill.
- Saponaria hispanica Mill.
- Saponaria inclusa K.Koch
- Saponaria liniflora Boiss. & Hausskn.
- Saponaria oxyodonta Boiss.
- Saponaria pentagona Steud.
- Saponaria perfoliata Roxb. ex Willd.
- Saponaria rubra Lam., nom. superfl.
- Saponaria segetalis Neck.
- Saponaria vaccaria L.
- Silene vaccaria E.H.L.Krause
- Vaccaria arvensis Link, nom. superfl.
- Vaccaria brachycalyx Pau
- Vaccaria grandiflora Jaub. & 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 inclusa Ledeb.
- Vaccaria liniflora (Boiss. & Hausskn.) Bornm.
- Vaccaria oxyodonta Boiss.
- Vaccaria parviflora Moench
- Vaccaria perfoliata (Roxb. ex Willd.) Sweet
- Vaccaria pyramidalis Prahl
- Vaccaria pyramidata Medik.
- Vaccaria pyramidata subsp. grandiflora (Ser.) Hayek
- Vaccaria segetalis (Neck.) Garcke ex Asch.
- Vaccaria segetalis subsp. pyramidata (Medik.) Dostál
- Vaccaria sessilifolia Sweet, nom. superfl.
- Vaccaria vaccaria (L.) Huth, not validly publ.
- Vaccaria vulgaris Host, nom. superfl.
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The seeds of the species are used in Chinese medicine.[3]
