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"
Sidalcea within this genus, although an ancestral annual state with annual paraphyly is also possible. Further, evolution rates within annual "Sidalcea" lineages appear to be faster than those of perennial lineages, at least when examining nuclear ribosomal DNA (internal and external transcribed spacer regions). Selected species: Garden cultivars are hybrids between "S. candida" and "S. malviflora". The cultivars "Elsie Heugh" and "William Smith" have gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit. Sidalcea Sidalcea is a genus (approx. 25 species) of the botanical family Malvaceae. It contains several species of flowering plants known generally as checkerblooms or checkermallows, or prairie