Gypsophila vaccaria (L.) Sm. GRIN-Global

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

Protologue link:

https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6114598

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)


Vaccaria pyramidata Medik.
Vaccaria segetalis (Neck.) Garcke ex Asch.
Vaccaria hispanica (Mill.) Rauschert
Vaccaria hispanica (Mill.) Rauschert subsp. hispanica
Vaccaria hispanica (Mill.) Rauschert subsp. grandiflora (Ser.) Holub
Vaccaria hispanica (Mill.) Rauschert var. grandiflora (Ser.) Leonard
Saponaria vaccaria L. var. grandiflora Ser.
Vaccaria parviflora Moench
Saponaria hispanica Mill.
Saponaria segetalis Neck.
Vaccaria hispanica (Mill.) Rauschert var. hispanica

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Reference(s)

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

order_code	Status	Continent	Subcontinent	Country	State	Note
1	Native	Africa	Northern Africa	Algeria
1	Native	Africa	Northern Africa	Egypt
1	Native	Africa	Northern Africa	Libya
1	Native	Africa	Northern Africa	Morocco
1	Native	Africa	Northern Africa	Tunisia
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Caucasus	Armenia
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Caucasus	Azerbaijan
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Caucasus	Georgia
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Caucasus	Russian Federation-Ciscaucasia	Ciscaucasia
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Middle Asia	Kazakhstan
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Middle Asia	Kyrgyzstan
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Middle Asia	Tajikistan
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Middle Asia	Turkmenistan
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Middle Asia	Uzbekistan
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Mongolia	Mongolia
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Russian Far East	Russian Federation	Primorye
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Russian Far East	Russian Federation-Far East	Far East
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Siberia	Russian Federation	Altay
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Siberia	Russian Federation-Eastern Siberia	Eastern Siberia
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Siberia	Russian Federation-Western Siberia	Western Siberia
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Western Asia	Cyprus
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Western Asia	Egypt	Sinai
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Western Asia	Iran
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Western Asia	Iraq
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Western Asia	Israel
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Western Asia	Jordan
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Western Asia	Lebanon
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Western Asia	Syria
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Western Asia	Turkey
1	Native	Eurasia		Russian Federation
1	Native	Europe	Eastern Europe	Belarus
1	Native	Europe	Eastern Europe	Moldova
1	Native	Europe	Eastern Europe	Russian Federation-European part	European part
1	Native	Europe	Eastern Europe	Ukraine
1	Native	Europe	Middle Europe	Austria
1	Native	Europe	Middle Europe	Belgium
1	Native	Europe	Middle Europe	Czech Republic
1	Native	Europe	Middle Europe	Germany
1	Native	Europe	Middle Europe	Hungary
1	Native	Europe	Middle Europe	Slovakia
1	Native	Europe	Middle Europe	Switzerland
1	Native	Europe	Southeastern Europe	Albania
1	Native	Europe	Southeastern Europe	Bosnia and Herzegovina
1	Native	Europe	Southeastern Europe	Bulgaria
1	Native	Europe	Southeastern Europe	Croatia
1	Native	Europe	Southeastern Europe	Former Yugoslavia
1	Native	Europe	Southeastern Europe	Greece		incl. Crete
1	Native	Europe	Southeastern Europe	Italy		incl. Sardinia, Sicily
1	Native	Europe	Southeastern Europe	Montenegro
1	Native	Europe	Southeastern Europe	North Macedonia
1	Native	Europe	Southeastern Europe	Romania
1	Native	Europe	Southeastern Europe	Serbia
1	Native	Europe	Southeastern Europe	Slovenia
1	Native	Europe	Southwestern Europe	France
1	Native	Europe	Southwestern Europe	Portugal
1	Native	Europe	Southwestern Europe	Spain		incl. Baleares
2	Cultivated					also cult.
4	Naturalized					widely natzd. elsewhere
4	Naturalized	Africa	Northeast Tropical Africa	Eritrea
4	Naturalized	Africa	Northeast Tropical Africa	Ethiopia
4	Naturalized	Africa	Southern Africa	South Africa
4	Naturalized	Africa	Western Indian Ocean	Mauritius
4	Naturalized	Africa	Western Indian Ocean	Reunion
4	Naturalized	Asia-Temperate	Arabian Peninsula	Qatar
4	Naturalized	Asia-Temperate	Arabian Peninsula	Saudi Arabia		natzd. elsewhere
4	Naturalized	Asia-Temperate	Arabian Peninsula	Yemen
4	Naturalized	Asia-Temperate	Eastern Asia	Japan
4	Naturalized	Asia-Tropical	Indo-China	Thailand
4	Naturalized	Australasia	Australia	Australia
4	Naturalized	Southern America	Southern South America	Argentina
4	Naturalized	Southern America	Southern South America	Uruguay

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

Usage	Type	Note	Reference
Environmental	ornamental	as Vaccaria hispanica	Huxley, A., ed. 1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening
Environmental	ornamental	as Vaccaria hispanica	Erhardt, W. et al. 2008. Der große Zander: Enzyklopädie der Pflanzennamen
Medicines	folklore	as Vaccaria hispanica	McGuffin, M., J. T. Kartesz, A. Y. Leung, & A. O. Tucker. 2000. Herbs of commerce, ed. 2 American Herbal Products Association, Silver Spring, Maryland.
Medicines	folklore	as Vaccaria hispanica	Rabeler, R. K. 1996. pers. comm. Note: re. common names
Vertebrate poisons	mammals	as Saponaria vaccaria	Kingsbury, J. M. 1964. Poisonous plants of the United States and Canada.
Vertebrate poisons	mammals	as Vaccaria hispanica	FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
Weed	potential seed contaminant	as Vaccaria hispanica	Gleason, H. A. & A. Cronquist. 1991. Manual of vascular plants of northeastern United States and adjacent Canada, ed. 2

Taxon: Gypsophila vaccaria (L.) Sm.