Scientific names of flowers

Baby’s breath are innocent little flowers, aren’t they? Areas of Australia, Asia, Africa, Europe, and the Pacific are the native locations of baby’s breath. Baby’s breath has the scientific name Gypsophila and it is from the family Caryophyllaceae, the family of carnations. ‘Baby’s breath’ is also known as ‘soap root’, ‘chalk plant’ and ‘gyp’, and the plants are generally grown from seed. The scientific name of Baby’s breath – ‘Gypsophila’ – comes from the words ‘gypsos’ and ‘philos’.

Here is a list of scientific names of flowers:

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