Gypsophila species are hyperaccumulators of boron, and may be planted to absorb the element from polluted soils. Some species are known as weeds, including the "aggressive ornamental" "G. paniculata", which invades habitat and competes with native flora. There are about 150 species in the genus. Species include: 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"
Codon (genus) 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 high variability even within one plant