Caryophyllaceae Week pink OR carnation family * Gypsophila cerastioides * D.Don
*jip-SOF-il-uh* -- from the Greek *gypsos* (gypsum) and *philos* (loving) ... Dave's Botanary<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fdavesgarden.com%2Fguides%2Fbotanary%2Fsearch.php%3Fsearch_text%3DGypsophila&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzfOvOaENTIqjaqHQ8Hh2ZJqIg_DMw> *ker-ras-tee-OY-deez* -- resembling *Cerastium* (genus name from the Greek * keras* (horn) ... Dave's Botanary<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fdavesgarden.com%2Fguides%2Fbotanary%2Fsearch.php%3Fsearch_text%3Dcerastioides&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzcZ8AnAWJATufFXzc0Zkljt5z2Eag> *commonly known as*: Himalayan baby's breath, chickweed baby's-breath *Native to*: Himalaya (Bhutan, India, Nepal, Pakistan) *References*: Flowers of India<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flowersofindia.net%2Fcatalog%2Fslides%2FHimalayan%2520Baby%2527s%2520Breath.html&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzc81pVZb5QphaNz7dollXUz3oXstA>• eFlora<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.efloras.org%2Fflorataxon.aspx%3Fflora_id%3D5%26taxon_id%3D242000530&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzfuGHGdLPIvCKUmPEikxzOxeuKsfg>• NPGS / GRIN<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ars-grin.gov%2Fcgi-bin%2Fnpgs%2Fhtml%2Ftaxon.pl%3F18127&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzdVZ2Yre2WG0rvltrADRoxZVk5LMQ> at Valley of Flowers on 02 AUG 12 [image: Gypsophila cerastioides]<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fdinesh_valke%2F7975856114%2F&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzfsMbGZ8cFwUZLG8qih6ex4WMLO2Q> [image: Gypsophila cerastioides]<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fdinesh_valke%2F7845519550%2F&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzddLiKOyd1lmXFnB0wZqGPb_-n3qw> [image: Gypsophila cerastioides]<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fdinesh_valke%2F7845525154%2F&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzdd5K3cSbCeYmil4ahszZ3qbQHVQg> Regards. Dinesh --
