Species

Gypsophila australis

Etymology

Gypsophila: From the Greek gypsos 'chalk' and phileo 'to love', referring to plant's preference for chalky soil.
australis: southern

Common Name(s)

clammy gypsophila

Authority

Gypsophila australis (Schltdl.) A.Gray

Family

Caryophyllaceae

Flora Category

Vascular - Exotic

NVS Species Code

GYPAUS

The National Vegetation Survey (NVS) Databank is a physical archive and electronic databank containing records of over 94,000 vegetation survey plots - including data from over 19,000 permanent plots. NVS maintains a standard set of species code abbreviations that correspond to standard scientific plant names from the Ngä Tipu o Aotearoa - New Zealand Plants database.

Structural Class

Dicotyledonous Herbs other than Composites

Year Naturalised

1855

Origin

Australia

This page last updated on 24 Mar 2010