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Caryophyllaceae
Psammophiliella

not marked as a favorite taxon *Psammophiliella muralis (Linnaeus) Ikonnikov. Common name: Cushion Baby's-breath. Phenology: Jun-Aug. Habitat: Disturbed areas, roadsides, yards, cemeteries. Distribution: Native of Eurasia. Found in Alamance County, North Carolina (McCormick, pers. comm., 2009). Reported for various eastern states, including Kentucky, Tennessee, Pennsylvania, New Jersey (FNA). Several collections from the Piedmont of North Carolina show that this species is naturalizing away from dwellings.

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Origin/Endemic status: Eurasia

Synonymy ⓘ: = Can, K4, POWO, Madhani et al (2018); = Gypsophila muralis L. — C, F, FNA5, GrPl, K1, Mi, NE, NS, NY; = n/a — Pa, RAB. Basionym: Gypsophila muralis L. 1753

Links to other floras: = Gypsophila muralis - FNA5

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