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|accepted_name=Gypsophila muralis
|accepted_authority=Linnaeus
|publications={{Treatment/Publication
|title=Sp. Pl.
|place=1: 408. 1753
|year=1753
}}
|common_names=Cushion or low baby’s-breath;gypsophile de murs
|basionyms=
|synonyms={{Treatment/ID/Synonym
|name=Psammophiliella muralis
|authority=(Linnaeus) Ikonnikov
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|hierarchy=Caryophyllaceae;Caryophyllaceae subfam. Caryophylloideae;Gypsophila;Gypsophila muralis
|hierarchy_nav=<div class="higher-taxa"><div class="higher-taxon"><small>family</small>[[Caryophyllaceae]]</div><div class="higher-taxon"><small>subfamily</small>[[Caryophyllaceae subfam. Caryophylloideae]]</div><div class="higher-taxon"><small>genus</small>[[Gypsophila]]</div><div class="higher-taxon"><small>species</small>[[Gypsophila muralis]]</div></div>
|volume=Volume 5
|mention_page=page 154
|treatment_page=page 155
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--><span class="statement" id="st-undefined" data-properties=""><b>Plants </b>annual. <b>Stems</b> erect, diffusely much-branched throughout, 0.4–3(–4) dm, proximally puberulent, distally glabrous, or occasionally glabrous throughout. <b>Leaves</b> cauline, bases not clasping; blade linear, (0.2–)0.3–3.2 cm × 0.2–2(–3) mm, not glaucous, apex acute to acuminate. <b>Pedicels</b> 2–20 mm, glabrous. <b>Flowers</b>: calyx 2–4 mm, lobes glabrous, apex rounded to obtuse; petals pink or rarely white, 3.5–6(–10) mm. <b>Capsules</b> ellipsoid-ovoid. <b>Seed</b> coats minutely tuberculate. <b>2n</b> = 30, 34 (both Europe).</span><!--

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|phenology=Flowering summer–fall.
|habitat=Roadsides, yards, cemeteries, other open, sandy or rocky, disturbed sites
|elevation=0-1000 m
|distribution=Ont.;Que.;Conn.;D.C.;Ind.;Maine;Mass.;Mich.;N.H.;N.J.;N.Y.;Ohio;Pa.;R.I.;S.Dak.;Vt.;Wis.;Europe.
|discussion=<p><i>Gypsophila muralis</i> is well established in noncalcareous soils in the eastern part of its North American range. Populations in the Great Lakes region and westward are less likely to be long-persistent, e.g., Minnesota, where collections are known from 1910–1911. Its recent spread in Eau Claire, Wisconsin, has been associated with sites flooded in winter for skating rinks and with sites where snow and ice have been piled in winter (J. R. Rohrer 1998). This species has been confused with <i>Petrorhagia saxifraga</i> (Linnaeus) Link, but can readily be distinguished by its annual habit, lack of epicalyces, and snail-shell-shaped rather than pear-shaped seeds (R. K. Rabeler 1981). <i>Spergularia rubra</i> (Linnaeus) J. Presl & C. Presl is also similar in aspect; it differs in having distinct, narrowly triangular stipules and distinct sepals.</p><!--
--><p>In recent years, cultivars of <i>Gypsophila muralis</i> have been selected for density of branching, flower size, supernumerary petals, and depth of and other variations in petal color.</p>
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name=Gypsophila muralis
|author=
|authority=Linnaeus
|rank=species
|parent rank=genus
|synonyms=Psammophiliella muralis
|basionyms=
|family=Caryophyllaceae
|phenology=Flowering summer–fall.
|habitat=Roadsides, yards, cemeteries, other open, sandy or rocky, disturbed sites
|elevation=0-1000 m
|distribution=Ont.;Que.;Conn.;D.C.;Ind.;Maine;Mass.;Mich.;N.H.;N.J.;N.Y.;Ohio;Pa.;R.I.;S.Dak.;Vt.;Wis.;Europe.
|introduced=true
|reference=None
|publication title=Sp. Pl.
|publication year=1753
|special status=
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|subfamily=Caryophyllaceae subfam. Caryophylloideae
|genus=Gypsophila
|species=Gypsophila muralis
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