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- proper noun A taxonomic
genus within thefamily Caryophyllaceae —baby's breath and related plants.
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Scree habitat contains cushion-forming plants such as Caragana, Saxifraga, Draba, and Gypsophila.
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The ecoregional steppe flora has a significant rate of endemism (126 endemic plants from the 302 strict steppe species), mainly reflecting halophyte taxa (Vella pseudocytisus, Boleum asperum, Gypsophila struthium, G. hispanica, Sideritis linearifolia).
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Geyik Mountain and Ak Mountain support some interesting endemic taxa such as the monotypic genus Sartoria hedysaroides and the following other species: Areneria isauirica, Gypsophila serpylloides, Dorycnium sanguineum, Doromicum cacaliifolium, Verbascum flavipannosum, Origanum bilgeri, Euphorbia davisii, and Poa pseudobulbosa.
Southern Anatolian montane conifer and deciduous forests 2008
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= Clarkia elegans; = Dimorphotheca; = Gypsophila elegans =; Linaria;
The Culture of Vegetables and Flowers From Seeds and Roots 16th Edition Sutton and Sons
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Chrysanthemum; Clarkia elegans; Dimorphotheca; Gypsophila elegans;
The Culture of Vegetables and Flowers From Seeds and Roots 16th Edition Sutton and Sons
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Some other species of _Sapindus_ and of _Gypsophila_ have similar properties.
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After some occasional observations _Gypsophila paniculata_ [409] seems to promise similar results.
Species and Varieties, Their Origin by Mutation Hugo de Vries 1891
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In 2010 Khan was designer-in-residence at the Design Museum, during which time he developed Harvest, a series of furniture prototypes molded from the delicate plant Gypsophila; the foliage was freeze-dried and coated with a resin to give stability and structure.
NYT > Home Page By ELIAS REDSTONE 2011
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In 2010 Khan was designer-in-residence at the Design Museum, during which time he developed Harvest, a series of furniture prototypes molded from the delicate plant Gypsophila; the foliage was freeze-dried and coated with a resin to give stability and structure.
NYT > Home Page By ELIAS REDSTONE 2011
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Gypsophila (better known as Baby's Breath) and let it bloom into something splendid to sit on.
INHABITAT Moe Beitiks 2010
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