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Photographer: Emmet J. Judziewicz
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Family Caryophyllaceae
Gypsophila paniculata L.
baby's-breath, baby's-breath gypsophila, common baby's-breath
Gypsophila: from "gypsum" and "to love"
paniculata: with panicles
Invasive - Eradicate!
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| Status: | Introduced - escaped; ecologically invasive |
| Plant: | perennial, 2"-16" tall, branched, hairless forb |
| Flower: | white to pale red, 5-parted, 1/4" wide, on smooth stalk; inflorescence many, branched clusters (cyme); blooms July-Aug. |
| Leaf: | lance-shaped; narrowing toward the stem, not clasping, 3/4"-2 3/4" long |
| Habitat: | disturbed sites |
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