*Psammophiliella muralis (Linnaeus) Ikonnikov. Common name: Cushion Baby's-breath. Phenology: Jun-Aug. Habitat: Disturbed areas, roadsides, yards, cemeteries. Distribution: Native of Europe. Found in Alamance County, NC (McCormick, pers. comm., 2009). Reported for various eastern states, including KY, TN, PA, NJ (FNA). Several collections from the Piedmont of NC show that this species is naturalizing away from dwellings.
Origin/Endemic status: Europe
Synonymy ⓘ: = Can, K4, Madhani et al (2018); = Gypsophila muralis L. — C, F, FNA5, GrPl, Mi, NE, NY; = n/a — Pa, RAB. Basionym: Gypsophila muralis L. 1753
Links to other floras: = Gypsophila muralis - FNA5
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