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Baby Breath [Gypsophila paniculata]

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Common Name: Baby Breath
Scientic Name: Gypsophila paniculata
Colors: White
Months Appearing: August

Perennial. Non-native. Invasive, particularly on dunes. Tumbleweed -like. 1-3 feet tall.

Flowers are very small. About 1/8th inch. White.

Leaves are opposite, lance to linear. Stalkless, toothless. Waxy bloom gray or green.

Edge of beach at Crystal Lake, Mi. Sunny, dry and sandy areas. 3137, 3138, 3140


Attributes

Habitat

Dunes

Leaves

Leaves opposite or whorled