Gypsophila paniculata
Details Top
| Internal ID | UUID64401f7d4a361979298317 |
| Scientific name | Gypsophila paniculata |
| Authority | L. |
| First published in | Sp. Pl. : 407 (1753) |
Ethnobotanical Use Top
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Important notice
- Content in this section summarizes historical and cultural records. It is not medical advice.
- Do not use plants for self-treatment. Safety, efficacy, and appropriate use are not established here.
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The pages on Gypsophila paniculata leave no herbals, pharmacognosies, or ethnographies that name it for infusions, decoctions, tinctures, macerations, or poultices across Eurasia or the Americas, so there is nothing to report.
General Uses Top
Suggest a correction!Common products:
Ornamental dried flower (everlasting; “baby’s breath”).
Industrial and craft applications:
Historically documented as a commercial source of saponins from roots and aerial parts; saponins function as natural detergents and foaming agents, enabling surfactant applications in cleaning and specialty formulations (e.g., effervescent tablets). No specification of plant part or process to isolate them is widely reported in commercial contexts.
Scientific/model-organism use:
Widely used in developmental biology and plant cell studies as a model system. In vitro culture of Gypsophila paniculata is a standard for examining somatic embryogenesis, auxin signaling during embryo initiation, and morphology/embryology comparisons with dicot models. Its epidermal and mesophyll tissues are routinely employed for protoplast isolation and for time-lapse microscopy of cytoskeletal dynamics, plasmodesmata trafficking, and cell-wall remodeling. No reference genome or established database is documented.
Food and beverages (non-medicinal):
Flowers are marketed as non-toxic decorative garnishes for cakes and confectionery. Plant material is not used as a staple ingredient or food oil.
Colorants and tanning:
No documented use as a dye, ink, or tannin source.
Wood and fiber:
Not a timber or fiber crop.
Fragrance and cosmetics:
No verified perfume or fragrance use. No verified commercial cosmetic ingredient derived from this species.
Properties relevant to use:
Foliar and root tissues contain triterpenoid saponins conferring high surface activity (foaming and emulsifying). Ease of protoplast preparation facilitates cell-biology protocols.
Standards and regulation:
No specific standards or regulatory frameworks are documented for Gypsophila paniculata-derived products.
Sustainability and sourcing:
Commercially supplied as cut and dried flower from cultivated crops; no documented sustainability certifications or trade standards specific to this taxon.
Synonyms Top
| Scientific name | Authority | First published in |
|---|---|---|
| Arrostia paniculata | Raf. | Fl. Tellur. 2: 53 (1837) |
| Gypsophila effusa | Tausch | Flora 13(1): 244 (1830) |
| Gypsophila hungarica | Borbás | Exsicc. (Herb. Norm.) 31: 462 (1894) |
| Gypsophila paniculata var. adenopoda | Borbás ex Hallier | Syn. Deut. Schweiz. Fl. ed. 3, 1: 328 1891 |
| Gypsophila parviflora | Moench | Methodus : 60 (1794) |
| Gypsophila tatarica | Gueldenst. | Reis. Russland 2: 205 (1791) |
| Gypsophila manginii | auct. | Möller's Deutsche Gärtn.-Zeitung 46: 296 1931 |
Common names Top
Add a new one! Suggest a correction!| Language | Common/alternative name |
|---|---|
| English | baby's breath |
| English | common gypsophila |
| English | panicled baby's-breath |
| Azerbaijani | süpürgəvari çoğan |
| Belarusian | Вапнаўка мяцёлчатая |
| Belarusian | Перакаці-поле |
| Bulgarian | метличеста мишорка |
| Czech | nevěstin závoj |
| Czech | šater latnatý |
| Welsh | gypsoffila |
| Danish | flerårig brudeslør |
| German | schleierkraut |
| German | schleier-gipskraut |
| German | rispiges gipskraut |
| Estonian | pööris-kipslill |
| Persian | نفس کودک |
| Finnish | morsiusharso |
| Finnish | harsokukka |
| Galician | paniculata |
| Upper Sorbian | Šlewjernička |
| Hungarian | buglyos fátyolvirág |
| Japanese | シュッコンカスミソウ |
| Kazakh | Ақ қаңбақ |
| Lithuanian | muilinė guboja |
| Latvian | skarainā ģipsene |
| Macedonian | Бело сапунче |
| Malayalam | ഗിപ്സോഫില പാനികുലാറ്റ |
| myv | Вармань крандаз |
| Norwegian Bokmål | brudeslør |
| Dutch | pluimgipskruid |
| Norwegian Nynorsk | brudeslør |
| Norwegian Nynorsk | brurslør |
| Norwegian Nynorsk | brureslør |
| Polish | gęsiówka wiechowata |
| Polish | gipsówka wiechowata |
| Polish | Łyszczec wiechowaty |
| Romanian | ipcărigea |
| Russian | Качим метельчатый |
| Serbian | Метличасти шушуљак |
| Swedish | brudslöja |
| Ukrainian | Лещиця волотиста |
| Chinese | 圓錐石頭花 |
| Chinese | 锥花霞草 |
| Chinese | 锥花丝石竹 |
| Chinese | 圆锥花丝石竹 |
| Chinese | 丝石竹 |
| Chinese | 宿根滿天星 |
| Chinese | 圆锥石头花 |
| Chinese | 山银柴胡 |
| Chinese | 满天星 |
Germination/Propagation Top
Suggest a correction or add new data!| Sow seeds at 20°C, expecting germination within 3 months without further temperature treatment. |
Distribution (via POWO/KEW) Top
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- Krym
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- Germany
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Links to other databases Top
Suggest others/fix!| Database | ID/link to page |
|---|---|
| World Flora Online | wfo-0000713641 |
| UNII | AG501IN09A |
| Florida Plant Atlas | 1634 |
| Canadensys | 4303 |
| USDA Plants | GYPA |
| Tropicos | 6301547 |
| INPN | 100678 |
| Flora of Italy | 905 |
| KEW | urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:154563-1 |
| The Plant List | kew-2836785 |
| Plantarium | 17904 |
| Open Tree Of Life | 744290 |
| NCBI Taxonomy | 235358 |
| NBN Atlas | NBNSYS0000033332 |
| Nature Serve | 2.143368 |
| IPNI | 154563-1 |
| iNaturalist | 77315 |
| GBIF | 5384458 |
| Freebase | /m/0fjt4c |
| WisFlora | 3790 |
| EPPO | GYPPA |
| EOL | 588504 |
| Elurikkus | 4993 |
| Calflora (Californian flora) | 9536 |
| USDA GRIN | 18131 |
| Wikipedia | Gypsophila_paniculata |
Genomes (via NCBI) Top
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| Accession | Assembly | |||||
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| Name | Level | Submitter | Released | Coverage | Size | |
| GCA_032274805.1 | ASM3227480v1 | Scaffold | Iridian Genomes | 2023-10-02 | 50 | 505.23 Mb |
Scientific Literature Top
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Phytochemical Profile Top
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| Name | PubChem ID | Canonical SMILES | MW | Found in | Proof |
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| > Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Prenol lipids / Terpene glycosides / Triterpene glycosides / Triterpene saponins | |||||
| (2R,3R,4R,5R,6S)-6-[[(3S,4S,4aS,6aR,6bR,8aR,12aS,14aS,14bS)-8a-[(2S,3R,4S,5R,6R)-5-[(2R,3S,4S,5R,6R)-3,5-dihydroxy-6-methyl-4-[(2S,3S,4S,5S)-3,4,5-trihydroxyoxan-2-yl]oxyoxan-2-yl]oxy-3-[(2R,3R,4R,5R)-4,5-dihydroxy-3-[(2R,3R,4R,5R)-3,4,5-trihydroxyoxan-2-yl]oxyoxan-2-yl]oxy-4-hydroxy-6-methyloxan-2-yl]oxycarbonyl-4-formyl-4,6a,6b,11,11,14b-hexamethyl-1,2,3,4a,5,6,7,8,9,10,12,12a,14,14a-tetradecahydropicen-3-yl]oxy]-3-[(2S,3S,4S,5S,6S)-3,4-dihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)-5-[(2R,3R,4S,5S,6R)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-2-yl]oxyoxan-2-yl]oxy-5-hydroxy-4-[(2S,3S,4S,5S)-3,4,5-trihydroxyoxan-2-yl]oxyoxane-2-carboxylic acid | 154496714 | Click to see | 1791.80 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1016/S0040-4039(01)90658-6 |
| (2S,3S,4S,5R,6R)-6-[[(3S,4S,4aR,6aR,6bS,8R,8aR,12aS,14aR,14bR)-8a-carboxy-4-formyl-8-hydroxy-4,6a,6b,11,11,14b-hexamethyl-1,2,3,4a,5,6,7,8,9,10,12,12a,14,14a-tetradecahydropicen-3-yl]oxy]-3-hydroxy-5-[(2S,3R,4S,5S,6R)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-2-yl]oxy-4-[(2S,3R,4S,5R)-3,4,5-trihydroxyoxan-2-yl]oxyoxane-2-carboxylic acid | 45258670 | Click to see | 957.10 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1002/HLCA.200900194 |
| (2S,3S,4S,5R,6R)-6-[[(3S,4S,4aR,6aR,6bS,8R,8aR,12aS,14aR,14bR)-8a-carboxy-4-formyl-8-hydroxy-4,6a,6b,11,11,14b-hexamethyl-1,2,3,4a,5,6,7,8,9,10,12,12a,14,14a-tetradecahydropicen-3-yl]oxy]-4-hydroxy-3-[(2S,3R,4S,5R,6R)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-2-yl]oxy-5-[(2S,3R,4S,5S,6R)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-2-yl]oxyoxane-2-carboxylic acid | 45258671 | Click to see | 987.10 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1002/HLCA.200900194 |
| (2S,3S,4S,5R,6R)-6-[[(3S,4S,4aS,6aR,6bS,8aS,12aS,14aR,14bR)-8a-[(2R,3S,4R,5S,6S)-4,5-dihydroxy-3-[(2R,3S,4R,5R,6R)-3-hydroxy-6-methyl-4-[(2S,3R,4S,5S,6R)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-2-yl]oxy-5-[(2R,3S,4R,5S)-3,4,5-trihydroxyoxan-2-yl]oxyoxan-2-yl]oxy-6-methyloxan-2-yl]oxycarbonyl-4-formyl-4,6a,6b,11,11,14b-hexamethyl-1,2,3,4a,5,6,7,8,9,10,12,12a,14,14a-tetradecahydropicen-3-yl]oxy]-3,4-dihydroxy-5-[(2S,3R,4S,5S,6R)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-2-yl]oxyoxane-2-carboxylic acid | 162953370 | Click to see CC1C(C(C(C(O1)OC(=O)C23CCC(CC2C4=CCC5C6(CCC(C(C6CCC5(C4(CC3)C)C)(C)C=O)OC7C(C(C(C(O7)C(=O)O)O)O)OC8C(C(C(C(O8)CO)O)O)O)C)(C)C)OC9C(C(C(C(O9)C)OC1C(C(C(CO1)O)O)O)OC1C(C(C(C(O1)CO)O)O)O)O)O)O | 1395.50 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1016/0031-9422(91)85281-4 |
| 6-[(8a-Carboxy-4-formyl-8-hydroxy-4,6a,6b,11,11,14b-hexamethyl-1,2,3,4a,5,6,7,8,9,10,12,12a,14,14a-tetradecahydropicen-3-yl)oxy]-4-hydroxy-3,5-bis[[3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-2-yl]oxy]oxane-2-carboxylic acid | 75104526 | Click to see | 987.10 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1002/HLCA.200900194 |
| 6-[[8a-[4,5-Dihydroxy-3-[3-hydroxy-6-methyl-4-[3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-2-yl]oxy-5-(3,4,5-trihydroxyoxan-2-yl)oxyoxan-2-yl]oxy-6-methyloxan-2-yl]oxycarbonyl-4-formyl-4,6a,6b,11,11,14b-hexamethyl-1,2,3,4a,5,6,7,8,9,10,12,12a,14,14a-tetradecahydropicen-3-yl]oxy]-3,4-dihydroxy-5-[3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-2-yl]oxyoxane-2-carboxylic acid | 14890247 | Click to see CC1C(C(C(C(O1)OC(=O)C23CCC(CC2C4=CCC5C6(CCC(C(C6CCC5(C4(CC3)C)C)(C)C=O)OC7C(C(C(C(O7)C(=O)O)O)O)OC8C(C(C(C(O8)CO)O)O)O)C)(C)C)OC9C(C(C(C(O9)C)OC1C(C(C(CO1)O)O)O)OC1C(C(C(C(O1)CO)O)O)O)O)O)O | 1395.50 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1016/0031-9422(91)85281-4 |
| Gipsoside | 167308 | Click to see | 1791.80 | unknown |
https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01185255 https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00847819 |
| methyl (4aR,5R,6aR,6aS,6bR,8aR,9S,10S,12aR,14bS)-9-formyl-5-hydroxy-10-[(2R,3R,4S,5R,6R)-5-hydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)-3-[(2S,3R,4S,5R,6R)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-2-yl]oxy-4-[(2S,3R,4S,5R)-3,4,5-trihydroxyoxan-2-yl]oxyoxan-2-yl]oxy-2,2,6a,6b,9,12a-hexamethyl-1,3,4,5,6,6a,7,8,8a,10,11,12,13,14b-tetradecahydropicene-4a-carboxylate | 45258552 | Click to see | 957.10 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1002/HLCA.200900194 |
| Methyl 9-formyl-5-hydroxy-10-[5-hydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)-3-[3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-2-yl]oxy-4-(3,4,5-trihydroxyoxan-2-yl)oxyoxan-2-yl]oxy-2,2,6a,6b,9,12a-hexamethyl-1,3,4,5,6,6a,7,8,8a,10,11,12,13,14b-tetradecahydropicene-4a-carboxylate | 75104467 | Click to see | 957.10 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1002/HLCA.200900194 |
| Quillaic acid 3-[xylosyl-(1->3)-[galactosyl-(1->2)]-glucuronide] | 73820821 | Click to see | 957.10 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1002/HLCA.200900194 |
| > Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Prenol lipids / Triterpenoids | |||||
| (2S,3S,4S,5R,6R)-6-[[(3S,4S,4aR,6aS,6aR,6bR,11R,14aR,14bR)-4-formyl-11-(hydroxymethyl)-4,6a,6b,11,14b-pentamethyl-8-oxo-1,2,3,4a,5,6,6a,7,9,10,12,13,14,14a-tetradecahydropicen-3-yl]oxy]-4-hydroxy-3,5-bis[[(2S,3R,4S,5R,6R)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-2-yl]oxy]oxane-2-carboxylic acid | 45258669 | Click to see | 957.10 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1002/HLCA.200900194 |
| 6-[[4-Formyl-11-(hydroxymethyl)-4,6a,6b,11,14b-pentamethyl-8-oxo-1,2,3,4a,5,6,6a,7,9,10,12,13,14,14a-tetradecahydropicen-3-yl]oxy]-4-hydroxy-3,5-bis[[3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-2-yl]oxy]oxane-2-carboxylic acid | 75104525 | Click to see | 957.10 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1002/HLCA.200900194 |
| > Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Flavonoids / Flavonoid glycosides / Flavonoid C-glycosides | |||||
| Isoorientin | 114776 | Click to see | 448.40 | unknown |
https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00571143 https://doi.org/10.2307/4040974 |
| Isovitexin | 162350 | Click to see | 432.40 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00571143 |
| > Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Flavonoids / Flavonoid glycosides / Flavonoid C-glycosides / Flavonoid 8-C-glycosides | |||||
| Cachimoside | 44257661 | Click to see C1C(C(C(C(O1)OCC2C(C(C(C(O2)C3=C(C=C(C4=C3OC(=CC4=O)C5=CC=C(C=C5)O)O)O)O)O)O)O)O)O | 564.50 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00571143 |
| Orientin | 5281675 | Click to see C1=CC(=C(C=C1C2=CC(=O)C3=C(O2)C(=C(C=C3O)O)C4C(C(C(C(O4)CO)O)O)O)O)O | 448.40 | unknown |
https://doi.org/10.2307/4040974 https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00571143 |
| Vitexin | 5280441 | Click to see | 432.40 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00571143 |
| > Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Flavonoids / Flavonoid glycosides / Flavonoid O-glycosides | |||||
| Flavonoid LP | 73981632 | Click to see | 594.50 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00571143 |
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