Gypsophila Gypsophila Gypsophila is a genus of flowering plants in the carnation family, Caryophyllaceae. They are native to Eurasia, Africa, Australia, and the Pacific Islands. Turkey has a particularly high diversity of "Gypsophila" taxa, with about 35 endemic species. Some "Gypsophila" are introduced species in other regions. The genus name is from the Greek "gypsos" ("gypsum") and "philios" ("loving"), a reference to the gypsum-rich substrates on which some species grow. Plants of the genus are known commonly as baby's-breath, aka babe's breath. a name which also refers specifically to the well known ornamental species "Gypsophila paniculata". "Gypsophila" are annual and perennial
Codon (genus) apical-locolicidal capsule. Seeds are reticulately sculptured. Codon (genus) Codon is a small genus of plants from South Africa in the family Codonaceae in the order Boraginales. The genus "Codon" comprises two species. "Codon" was placed in the Hydrophyllaceae and Boraginaceae. Recent phyllogenetic analysis place it as sister group to the Wellstediaceae and Boraginaceae "s.str". The species of the genus "Codon" are annual to perennial herbs. The whole plants are densely covered with strong mineralised, unicellular trichomes on cystolithic foot-cells. The plants are growing from strong taproots. The flowers are tetracyclic and polymerous. The whorls are 10- to 20-merous with a