Gypsophila muralis, L. Gypsophila macedonica, Vandas

Sect. Macrorrhizaea Boiss . Calyx more or less tubular. Capsule oblong. Ovules 24-36.

26. G. muralis L. View in CoL , Sp. Pl. 408 (1753) View Cited Treatment .

Annual; stems 4- 25(-40) cm, branched, glabrous above, puberulent (often very sparsely so) below. Leaves 5-25 x 0-5-3 mm, linear, acute, glaucous. Inflorescence diffusely corymbose-paniculate; pedicels filiform, several to many times as long as calyx. Calyx 3-4 mm. Petals about twice as long as calyx, entire, pink, with darker veins. Capsule longer than calyx. Seeds with very small tubercles. C. & E. Europe, extending locally to N.W. Spain, S. Sweden and C. Greece. Au Be Bu Cz *Da Fe G a Ge G r He Ho Hs Hu It J u Po Rm Rs (N, B, C, W, K, E) Su Tu.

Plants from S. Russia ( var. stepposa (Klokov) Schischkin ) have a narrower calyx and shorter white petals with pink spots.

27. G. macedonica Vandas View in CoL , Magyar Bot. Lapok 4:111 (1905).

Like 26 but entirely glabrous caespitose perennial with stems up to 15 cm, little-branched; leaves c. 6x0-5 mm; calyx 2 mm or less. • S. Jugoslavia (Bitola). Ju.

Sect. Hagenia A. Braun. Annual. Inflorescence paniculate, dichasial. Calyx more or less tubular. Capsule long-ovoid. Ovules 4-20.

28. G. pilosa Hudson View in CoL , Philos. Trans. Roy. Soc. Lond. (B) 56: 252 (1767)

( G. porrigens (L.) Boiss. ).

Stems 20-65 cm, stout, usually glabrous at base and in the inflorescence, villous or hispid in the middle, branched above. Leaves 40-80 x 10-15 mm, lanceolate, obscurely 3-veined. Pedicels 3-4 times as long as calyx, filiform, becoming deflexed. Calyx 4-7 mm. Petals about twice as long as calyx, pink or pale purple. Seeds with obtuse tubercles. Probably naturalized in Mallorca. A frequent casual in many parts o f Europe. [?B1.] (W. Asia.)