GRIP

Gypsophila vaccaria (L.) Sm.

GRIP Gypsophila vaccaria (L.) Sm.



Taxon:  Gypsophila vaccaria (L.) Sm.



Summary
Genus:
Gypsophila
Family:
Caryophyllaceae
Subfamily:
Caryophylloideae
Tribe:
Caryophylleae
Nomen number:
480426
Place of publication:
J. Sibthorp & J. E. Smith, Fl. Graec. prodr. 1:279. 1809
Verified:
03/22/2018 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
0 (0  active, 0  available) in National Plant Germplasm System. 
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Basionym
Saponaria vaccaria L.

Homotypic Synonym(s)
Saponaria vaccaria L. var. vaccaria
Vaccaria vaccaria (L.) Britton, nom. inval.
Vaccaria vulgaris Host

Heterotypic Synonym(s)
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Reference(s)
  1. Madhani, H. et al. 2018. Untangling phylogenetic patterns and taxonomic confusion in tribe Caryophylleae (Caryophyllaceae) with special focus on generic boundaries. Taxon 67:105-106. DOI: 10.12705/671.6.
Common names
English
bladder-soapwort –
China cockle –
cow cockle –
cowherb –
cow-soapwort –
Arabic
ful al-arab –
French
saponaire des vaches –
German
Kuhlkraut –
Swedish
åkernejlika –
Transcribed Chinese
mai lan cai –
Distribution
Native
Africa
  • NORTHERN AFRICA: Algeria, Egypt, Libya, Morocco, Tunisia
Asia-Temperate
  • WESTERN ASIA: Cyprus, Egypt [Sinai], Iran, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Syria, Turkey
  • CAUCASUS: Russian Federation-Ciscaucasia [Ciscaucasia], Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia
  • SIBERIA: Russian Federation-Western Siberia [Western Siberia], Russian Federation-Eastern Siberia [Eastern Siberia], Russian Federation [Altay]
  • MIDDLE ASIA: Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan
  • MONGOLIA: Mongolia
  • RUSSIAN FAR EAST: Russian Federation-Far East [Far East], Russian Federation [Primorye]
  • CHINA: China
Eurasia
  • REGION: Russian Federation
Europe
  • MIDDLE EUROPE: Austria, Belgium, Switzerland, Czech Republic, Germany, Hungary, Slovakia
  • EASTERN EUROPE: Russian Federation-European part [European part], Belarus, Moldova, Ukraine
  • SOUTHEASTERN EUROPE: Former Yugoslavia, Albania, Bulgaria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Greece (incl. Crete), Croatia, Italy (incl. Sardinia, Sicily), North Macedonia, Montenegro, Romania, Serbia, Slovenia
  • SOUTHWESTERN EUROPE: Spain (incl. Baleares), France, Portugal
Cultivated (also cult.)
Naturalized

  • REGION:
Africa
  • NORTHEAST TROPICAL AFRICA: Eritrea, Ethiopia
  • SOUTHERN AFRICA: South Africa
  • WESTERN INDIAN OCEAN: Mauritius, Reunion
Asia-Temperate
  • ARABIAN PENINSULA: Qatar, Saudi Arabia (natzd. elsewhere), Yemen
  • EASTERN ASIA: Japan
Asia-Tropical
  • INDO-CHINA: Thailand
Australasia
  • AUSTRALIA: Australia
Southern America
  • SOUTHERN SOUTH AMERICA: Argentina, Uruguay
Economic Uses
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2025. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://grip.mawarid.gov.om/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=480426. Accessed 4 May 2025.